See other conspecific taxa:

• Elymus virginicus var. halophilus (0 accessions)
• Elymus virginicus var. intermedius (0 accessions)
• Elymus virginicus var. jejunus (0 accessions)
• Elymus virginicus var. virginicus (0 accessions)

Synonyms:

• (=) Elymus carolinianus Walter
• (=) Elymus hirsutiglumis Scribn.

Common names:

• Virginia wild rye  (Source: Grass US) - English
• élyme de Virginie  (Source: F NAmer) - French

Economic Importance:

• Environmental: erosion control (for riparian areas and prairies fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 1999)
• Environmental: revegetator (for riparian areas and prairies fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 1999)
• Environmental: shade/shelter (for riparian areas and prairies fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 1999)
• Animal food: forage (fide F Missouri; NRCS Cons Pl Mat 2002)
• Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of wheat (fide Wild Crop Rel Cer 2:78. 2011)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Quebec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland]
• WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (s.), Alberta (s.), Manitoba (s.), British Columbia (s.e.)]
• NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, 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 [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
• SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
• SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
• SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah (n.)]


Cultivated (also cult.)

References:

1. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999- (NRCS Cons Pl Mat)
2. FNA Editorial Committee Flora of North America. 1993- (F NAmer)
3. Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950 (Grass US)
4. Steyermark, J. A. Flora of Missouri. (F Missouri)
5. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys (Wild Crop Rel Cer) 77-108.

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=15075. Accessed 18 mayo 2024.