PLANTS Profile for Elymus virginicus (Virginia wildrye)

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PLANTS Profile

Elymus virginicus L.
Virginia wildrye

Symbol:

ELVI3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Elymus virginicus L.

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Distribution:
Elymus virginicus L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Elymus virginicus L.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 70 species in Elymus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand. . Image Available.

Elymus virginicus var. halophilus
Virginia wildrye

Distribution of Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus. . Image Available.

Elymus virginicus var. virginicus
Virginia wildrye

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Elymus virginicus 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 virginicus L. – Virginia wildrye

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Elymus virginicus L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW-

FAC

FACW-

FAC

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Elymus virginicus L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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 40681.

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

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Elymus virginicus L.

USDA NRCS Illinois Native Plant Guide

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

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