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Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus . Common name: Slender Wheatgrass. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Glades and barrens, over serpentine, etc. Distribution: Greenland, NL (Labrador), Keewatin, NU, YT, and AK, south to w. NC, nw. SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]), OH, IN, IL, MO, TX, Mexico and CA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA24, K4, NE, NY, Va; = Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F.Lewis — HC, Tx; = Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners — Il; < Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F.Lewis — RAB, W, WV; > Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F.Lewis var. ciliatum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gleason — G; > Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F.Lewis var. majus (Vasey) Fernald — F; > Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F.Lewis var. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Fernald — F; > Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F.Lewis var. trachycaulum — F; < Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners — C, Mex, Mi, Mo1, Pa. Basionym: Triticum trachycaulum Link 1833

Links to other floras: = Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus - 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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