Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Elymus canadensis Linnaeus
(Canada Wildrye)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Elymus brachystachys Scribner & Ball
Elymus canadensis Linnaeus var. brachystachys (Scribner & Ball) Farwell
Elymus canadensis Linnaeus var. robustus (Scribner & Smith) Mackenzie & Bush
Elymus robustus Scribner & Smith

Elymus canadensis is quite a tall perennial grass with a drooping inflorescence growing in moist forested areas. Glumes are well-developed and the lemmas have awns. The rachis does not break apart when mature.
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Elymus canadensis, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Little Walnut Picnicground, Oct. 28, 2007



Elymus canadensis, detail of spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Little Walnut Picnicground, Oct. 28, 2007



Elymus canadensis, micro of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman, West Fork of the Gila River about one mile wet of the National Monument, Sept. 27, 2008


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