Canada wildrye
(Elymus canadensis)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | BOP clade | ||
| Subfamily | Pooideae | ||
| Supertribe | Triticodae | ||
| Tribe | Triticeae | ||
| Subtribe | Hordeinae | ||
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Elymus (wild ryes and wheat grasses) | ||
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A few sources, including Flora of North America, NatureServe, and iNaturalist, recognize two or three varieties of Elymus canadensis. Most sources, including ITIS, GBIF, USDA PLANTS, GRIN, World Flora Online, and Plants of the World Online, treat those as synonyms of Elymus canadensis, and recognize no varieties. |
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Elymus brachystachys Elymus canadensis var. brachystachys Elymus canadensis var.canadensis Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus Elymus canadensis var. robustus Elymus crescendus Elymus philadelphicus Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus Elymus robustus |
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blue wildrye Canada rye Canada wild rye Canada wildrye Canadian rye mountain wildrye nodding wild rye nodding wildrye western wildrye |
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Avon Hills Forest SNA, North Unit Beaver Creek Valley State Park Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park Carver Highlands WMA, South Unit Clifton E. French Regional Park John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley WMA Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Kellogg Weaver Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Long Meadow Lake Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Louisville Swamp Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Rapids Lake Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Wilkie Unit Prairie Creek WMA, Koester Prairie Unit Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area |
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