Elymus hystrix Linnaeus var. bigelovianus (Fernald) Bowden. Northern Bottlebrush Grass. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: Moist forests, limited in the Southern Appalachians to high elevations. Dist: NL west to MB, south to w. NC, KY, MO, and KS.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = K4, NY; = Elymus hystrix L. var. bigeloviana – Il, K1, K3, NE, orthographic variant; = Hystrix patula Moench var. bigeloviana (Fernald) Deam – F; < Elymus hystrix L. – C, FNA24, Mi, Mo1, Pa, Tn, Va; < Hystrix hystrix (L.) Millsp. – S, S13; < Hystrix patula Moench – G, RAB, WV
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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