PLANTS Profile for Elymus virginicus var. halophilus (Virginia wildrye)

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PLANTS Profile

Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand
Virginia wildrye

Symbol:

ELVIH

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand

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Synonyms:
Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand

ELHA5

Elymus halophilus E.P. Bicknell

Distribution:
Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand


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USA (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA), CAN (NS)

Related Taxa:
Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 72 species in Elymus, 2 varieties in Elymus virginicus L.

Classification:
Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand

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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
Variety	Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand – 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand

Elymus virginicus:

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. var. halophilus (E.P. Bicknell) Wiegand

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527867.

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

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