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Elymus glabriflorus
Elymus glabriflorus (Vasey ex L.H. Dewey) Scribn. & C.R. Ball
Southeastern Wild Rye, Southeastern Wildrye
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Elymus australis, Elymus glabriflorus var. australis, Elymus glabriflorus var. glabriflorus, Elymus virginicus f. australis, Elymus virginicus var. australis, Elymus virginicus var. glabriflorus
USDA Symbol: ELGL3
USDA Native Status: L48 (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 , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , OH , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WVNative Habitat: Moist, damp, or dry soil in open woods, thickets, and tall grasslands, sometimes spreading into old fields and roadsides.
Web Reference
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 glabriflorus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Elymus glabriflorus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Elymus glabriflorus
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR