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Elymus scribneri

(Vasey) M.E. Jones

Scribner's Wild Rye

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146841

Element CodePMPOA2H170

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusElymus

Synonyms

Agropyron scribneriVasey

Other Common Names

Élyme de Scribner (FR) Schribner Wheatgrass (EN) spreading wheatgrass (EN) Spreading Wheatgrass (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-05-07

Change Date1993-06-10

Edition Date1993-05-07

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.

Range Extent Comments

MT, ID, NM, and CA.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Alpine slopes, 3,000-4,000 ft.

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S4	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
California	S3	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S3	Yes
Alberta	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Latir Peak	Carson National Forest	3,573

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837

References (2)

Hitchcock, A.S. 1951. Manual of the grasses of the United States. 2nd edition revised by Agnes Chase. [Reprinted, 1971, in 2 vols., by Dover Publications, Incorporated, New York.]
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.