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Elymus hirsutus

J. Presl

Boreal Wild Rye

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130160

Element CodePMPOA2H090

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusElymus

Other Common Names

Élyme hérissé (FR) northern ryegrass (EN) Northern Ryegrass (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

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-17

Change Date1993-06-10

Edition Date1993-05-07

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.

Range Extent Comments

AK to OR.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist woods or open ground.

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Oregon	S2	Yes
Idaho	S1	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glacier Peak K	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	47,269
Glacier Peak L	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	14,084

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.