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Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Elymus glaucus Buckley ssp. glaucus

Blue Wild Rye, Blue Wildrye, Western Rye Grass

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Elymus glaucus var. breviaristatus

USDA Symbol: ELGLG

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AK , AR , AZ , CA , CO , ID , IL , KS , MI , MO , MT , ND , NM , NV , NY , OK , OR , SD , TX , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , SK , YT

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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