Synonyms:

• (=) Elymus propinquus Fresen. ex Steud.

Common names:

• downy wild rye  (Source: F NAmer) - English
• hairy wild rye  (Source: Proc E Nat Grass Sym) - English

Economic Importance:

• Environmental: erosion control (fide Proc E Nat Grass Sym)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Quebec (s.), Ontario (s.)]
• NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
• NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
• NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Wyoming (n.e.)]
• SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (e.), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi (n.), North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Monocots&FamilyID=Poaceae&GenusID=Elymus&SpeciesID=villosus), Virginia]
• SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (n.e.), Texas]

References:

1. Englert, J. 1999. New and upcoming native grass releases from the Eastern US Plant Materials Centers (Proc E Nat Grass Sym) 2:132.
2. FNA Editorial Committee Flora of North America. 1993- (F NAmer)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=15074. Accessed 18 mayo 2024.