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Elymus

not marked as a favorite taxon Elymus halophilus E.P. Bicknell. Common name: Salt-marsh Wild-rye. Habitat: Brackish marshes, brackish marsh borders, maritime forests and hammocks, maritime thickets. Distribution: Along the Atlantic Coast, from NS to se. NC and e. SC (E. Ungberg, pers.comm., 2024).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (E.P.Bicknell) Wiegand — F, FNA24, G, K4, NE, NY, Tat; < Elymus virginicus L. — C, GW1, RAB, Va; < Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus — S. Basionym: Elymus halophilus E.P.Bicknell 1908

Links to other floras: = Elymus virginicus var. halophilus - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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