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Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens
Elymus glaucus Buckley ssp. virescens (Piper) Gould
Blue Wild Rye, Blue Wildrye, Virginia Wildrye
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Elymus glaucus var. virescens, Elymus virescens
USDA Symbol: ELGLV
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , OR , WACanada: BC
Native Habitat: Relatively dry or rocky soils along cliffs, bluffs, slopes, shores and river banks, and in coniferous forests, chaparral and other woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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. virescens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Elymus glaucus ssp. virescens
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR