Elymus
squirreltail, wheatgrass, wild-rye
Specimens
Photos
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Elymus
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Sitanion [HC]
Species in Elymus:
- Elymus albicans – Montana wild rye Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to the northern Great Plains.
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Elymus bakeri – Baker's wild rye
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Elymus canadensis – Canadian wild rye Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Quebec, North Carolina and Texas
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var. canadensis – Canadian wild rye, nodding wild rye Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Quebec, North Carolina and Texas.
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Elymus caninus – bearded wild rye
- Elymus curvatus – beardless wild rye, awnless wildrye Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; southeastern British Columbia to northeastern Washington, east to the northern Great Plains.
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Elymus elymoides – bottlebrush, squirreltail Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to southern California, east to the Great Plains and eastern North America.
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ssp. brevifolius – longleaf squirreltail Occurring in the Cascades and Olympic Mountains in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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ssp. elymoides – bottlebrush squirreltail, California squirreltail Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to southern California, east to the Great Plains; introduced in eastern North America.
- ssp. hordeoides – bottlebrush, squirreltail Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; eastern Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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Elymus glaucus – blue wild-rye Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Great Plains and Great Lakes region.
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ssp. glaucus – blue wildrye Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Great Plains and Great Lakes region.
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ssp. virescens – blue wildrye Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California.
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Elymus hirsutus – boreal wildrye, Northwest wildrye Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to Alberta and Idaho.
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Elymus lanceolatus – thick-spiked wheatgrass Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
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ssp. lanceolatus – thick-spiked wheatgrass
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ssp. psammophilus – sand-dune wheatgrass Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central and southeastern Washington; southern Washington to adjacent northern Oregon.
- ssp. riparius – stream bank wheatgrass Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
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Elymus multisetus – big squirreltail Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to California, east to Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona.
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Elymus repens – creeping wildrye Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
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Elymus scribneri – Scribner's wildrye Occurring in the Cascades Range in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
- Elymus trachycaulus – slender wheatgrass Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
- ssp. trachycaulus – bearded wheatgrass Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Elymus violaceus – arctic wheatgrass, bearded wheatgrass Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains, east across Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
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Elymus wawawaiensis – wawawai wildrye Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southeastern Washington to eastern Oregon and western Idaho.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Elymus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Elymus checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Elymus information.
E-Flora BC: Elymus atlas page.
CalPhotos: Elymus photos.
USDA Plants: Elymus information.
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