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Poaceae
Elymus

Elymus hystrix Linnaeus var. bigelovianus (Fernald) Bowden. Common name: Northern Bottlebrush Grass. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Moist forests, limited in the Southern Appalachians to high elevations. Distribution: NL west to MB, south to w. NC, KY, MO, and KS.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NY; = Elymus hystrix L. var. bigeloviana — Il, NE, NS, orthographic variant; = Hystrix patula Moench var. bigeloviana (Fernald) Deam — F; < Elymus hystrix L. — C, FNA24, Mi, Mo1, Pa, Tn, Va; < Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix — POWO; < Hystrix hystrix (L.) Millsp. — S, S13; < Hystrix patula Moench — G, RAB, WV. Basionym: Asperella hystrix (L.) Humb. var. bigeloviana Fernald 1922

Links to other floras: < Elymus hystrix - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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