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Elymus canadensis

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Canada Wild Rye

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138011
Element CodePMPOA2H044
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusElymus
Synonyms
Elymus canadensis var. canadensis
Other Common Names
Canada Wildrye (EN) Canada wildrye (EN) Élyme du Canada (FR) Great Plains Wildrye (EN) Nodding Wild Rye (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
This record for Elymus canadensis, following Kartesz 1999, excludes E. wiegandii and includes var. brachystachys and var. robustus in synonymy. Similarly, Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007) recognizes E. canadensis and E. wiegandii as distinct species. However, Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007) also separately recognizes var. brachystachys, var. robustus, and var. canadensis as distinct varieties.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-08-25
Change Date2000-10-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
OntarioSNRYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
NevadaS1Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
VirginiaS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
ConnecticutS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
MaineSHYes
KansasSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
TexasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
DeliriumHiawatha National Forest190
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest9,277
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo de los FrijolesSanta Fe National Forest5,277
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.