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Elymus lanceolatus

(Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould

Thick-spike Wild Rye

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817327
Element CodePMPOA2H200
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 lancéolé (FR) Streambank Wheatgrass (EN) Thick-spike Wheatgrass (EN) thickspike wheatgrass (EN) Thick-spike Wildrye (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America (vol. 24, 2007) expands the concept of Elymus lanceolatus to include Kartesz's (1999) Elymus calderi within its E. lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-07
Change Date2008-07-29
Rank Reasons
Common and widespread in Canada.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IllinoisSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MichiganSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
OntarioS3Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (10)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
DiableLos Padres National Forest19,597
JuncalLos Padres National Forest12,289
ParsnipModoc National Forest8,485
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Mt. BaldyHelena National Forest16,362
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mountain SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest19,457
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
418031Uinta National Forest18,173
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
  2. 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.