The inflorescences of the latter grass also.
Elymus virginicus awn.
Rye elymus riparius is perhaps most similar in appearance to silky wild rye elymus villosus because both of these grasses produce nodding inflorescences that are more slender than those of canada wild rye elymus canadensis.
Halophilus virginia wildrye elymus virginicus var.
Virginia wild rye is one of the most common in the state present in all but a few counties.
Virginia wild rye can be distinguished from other elymus spp.
The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of elymus virginicus.
There are 10 elymus species in minnesota not counting vars subspecies.
Dry mesic deciduous forests usually occurring on hills ridges including trap rock in shallow soils associated with quercus and or carya.
Virginicus virginia wildrye.
Blades have a green or silver blue color and a waxy sheen.
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Virginicus with lemma awns mostly 3 15 mm long and leaf blades flat or involute usually laxly spreading.
Virginicus but has lemmas awnless or with vestigial awns less than 4 mm long whereas e.
It is similar to canada wildrye elymus canadensis in appearance but is typically shorter in height with shorter awns on the seed head.
Virginicus has most lemmas awned longer than 5 mm.
Glabriflorus vasey ex dewey bush ct ma ri.
Bristly wheat like spikey flower with hair like awns form in late spring.
The tufted foliage is narrow and evergreen or semi evergreen.
Lemma awns absent or up to 3 mm long and leaf blades often somewhat involute usually ascending vs.
The seed heads are more erect than those of canada wildrye which typically bow or droop philips petroleum company 1963.
It is commonly found in moist wooded habitats such as floodplain forest river and stream banks less often in open prairies meadows or roadsides.
Elymus curvatus piper is known from near lake superior in minnesota ontario and wisconsin and could occur in the western upper peninsula.
Glumes and lemmas pubescent 3a.
Elymus virginicus commonly called virginia wild rye is a cool season perennial bunch grass which typically grows in a clump to 2 4 tall.
Wild rye grasses by its erect spikelets with straight awns the lack of significant hair on its foliage and the width of its glumes about 1 mm.
