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Poaceae
Elymus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Elymus repens (Linnaeus) Gould. Common name: Quackgrass, Dog-grass, Witchgrass, Couchgrass, Quitchgrass. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, pastures. Distribution: Native of Eurasia (sometimes considered to be partially native along the coast).

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Taxonomy Comments: POWO (2024) accepts 5 subspecies; only ssp. repens is known to have become established in North America.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA24, K1, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, Barkworth (1997); = Agropyron repens (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois — G, HC, RAB, S, S13, Tat, W, WV; = Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski — C, Il; > Agropyron repens (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois var. repens — F; > Agropyron repens (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois var. subulatum (Schreb.) Roem. & Schult. — F; > Elymus repens (L.) Gould ssp. repens — POWO. Basionym: Triticum repens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Elymus repens - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Elymus repens© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #3 of Elymus repens© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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