PLANTS Profile for Leymus ambiguus (Colorado wildrye)

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PLANTS Profile

Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R. Dewey
Colorado wildrye

Symbol:

LEAM

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Graminoid

L48

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Elymus ambiguus

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Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R. Dewey

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Synonyms:
Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R. Dewey

	ELAM2	Elymus ambiguus Vasey & Scribn.
	ELVI5	Elymus villiflorus Rydb.
	LEINA	Leymus innovatus (Beal) Pilg. ssp. ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) Á. Löve

Native Status:
Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R. Dewey


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (CO, MT, NM, WY)

Related Taxa:
Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R. Dewey

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 24 species in Leymus

Classification:
Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R. Dewey

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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	Leymus Hochst. – wildrye
Species	Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R. Dewey – Colorado wildrye

More Accounts and Images:
Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R. Dewey

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, distribution map, and illustration 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 503430.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 07:45 PM CDT