Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. subsecundus (Link) Á. Löve & D. Löve. Common name: Bearded Wheatgrass. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Glades, barrens, open woodlands. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to MD, WV, KY, MO, NM, AZ, and CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA24, K4; = Agropyron subsecundum (Link) Hitchc. var. subsecundum — HC; = Elymus pauciflorus (Link) Gould ssp. secundus (Link) Gould — Il; ? Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F.Lewis var. glaucum (Pease & Moore) Malte — F, G; < Agropyrum subsecundum (Link) Hitchc. — WV; > Agropyrum trachycaulum var. unilaterale (Cassidy) Malte — F; < Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners — C, Mi, Pa; > Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. glaucus (Pease & Moore) Cody — NE, NY. Basionym: Triticum subsecundum Link 1833
Links to other floras: = Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (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 ⓘ: 8
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