Elymus canadensis
Prairie wild rye Taxonomy
Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. brachystachys Subspecific taxa: Classification: Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Images
   
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Monocot, perennial Roots: adventitious, fibrous Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: panicle, spike Flowers: perfect; 3 merous; complete; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: grain Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Roadsides, edges of woods-usually in full sun; rocky open woods; rocky slopes of bluffs, alluvial woods, open river banks; waste grounds. ILPIN Notes: Stephens, H.A. 1980. Poisonous Plants of the Central United States. Inflorenscence is spicate the genus. Densely cespitose. Most robust species of the genus in Illinois. 2, 6, 8 form-seeds at 10-15 lbs./acre, 155, 000 seeds/lb.; plants in seedling trays Very variable species, with associated specific and subspecific segregants recognized by several authors. E. philadelphicus, E. glai cifolius or var. or form glaucifolius, E. brachystachys or var. breclu, sta chys, E. robustus or var. robustus, E. crescendus or var. Crescendus. Functional Relationships:
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