Elymus hystrix Linnaeus var. piedmontanus D.B. Poindexter & Weakley. Piedmont Bottlebrush Grass. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Moist to dry forests. Dist: VA to GA, especially in the Piedmont, but also extending into adjacent provinces.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Poindexter & Weakley (2017) for discussion.

Synonymy: = Poindexter & Weakley (2017); < Elymus hystrix L. – C, FNA24, Pa, Va; < Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix – K1, K3, K4, Blomquist (1948); < Hystrix hystrix (L.) Millsp. – S, S13; < Hystrix patula Moench – G, RAB; < Hystrix patula Moench var. patula – F

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• 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: 5