A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Elymus canadensis L. var. canadensis[FNA24, HC2]
Canadian wild rye, nodding wild rye
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 83-84. 1753.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA24: "Elymus canadensis var. canadensis is widespread across the northern range of the species, where anthesis is from late June to August, but it is also frequent as far south as Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Tentatively included here are E. canadensis var. glaucifolius (Muhl.) Torr., which is strongly glaucous, with scabrous blades and hirsute or scabrous lemmas; plus E. canadensis var. villosus Bates, which has villous leaves and occurs rarely in the northern Great Plains."
Last updated 4/19/2020 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Elymus canadensis L. var. glaucifolius (Willd.) Torr.
Elymus canadensis L. var. hirsutus (Farw.) Dorn
Elymus philadelphicus L. var. hirsutus Farw.
