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Elymus hystrix L.
eastern bottlebrush grass

       
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Photo of Elymus hystrix L.
©Robin R. Buckallew. United States, IA, Centerville. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Elymus hystrix L.

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Distribution:
Elymus hystrix L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Elymus hystrix L.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 72 species in Elymus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Elymus hystrix L. var. bigeloviana (Fernald) Bowden. .
Elymus hystrix var. bigeloviana
eastern bottlebrush grass
Distribution of Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix. . Image Available.
Elymus hystrix var. hystrix
eastern bottlebrush grass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Elymus hystrix L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Elymus L. – wildrye
Species Elymus hystrix L. – eastern bottlebrush grass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Elymus hystrix L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
bottlebrush grass              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Elymus hystrix L.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40698.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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