Taxon:
Elymus virginicus L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:84. 1753
Verified:
11/07/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Brummitt, R. K. 2005. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 57. Taxon 54:1094. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax Note: proposal not recommended
- Campbell, J. J. N. 1996. (1209) Proposal to conserve the name Elymus virginicus (Poaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 45:128-129. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
- Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
- Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
- Dewey, D. R. 1983. Historical and current taxonomic perspectives of Agropyron, Elymus and related genera. Crop Sci. (Madison) 23:693.
- Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Govaerts, R. World checklist of selected plant families (on-line resource). URL: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
- Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Löve, Á. 1984. Conspectus of the Triticeae. Feddes Repert. 95:452. URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291522-239Xb/issues
- Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
- Mason-Gamer, R. J. et al. 2002. Phylogenetic analysis of North American Elymus and the monogenomic Triticeae (Poaceae) using three chloroplast DNA data sets. Genome 45:991-1002. Note: this study cited two USDA accessions (PI 436945 & PI 490361)
- McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
- Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
- Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
- Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
- Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 77-108. Note: this review mentioned the diversity of genome constitution in Triticeae, all types found in Elymus able to cross with wheat
- Wang, X.-L. et al. 2011. Phylogeny of the StH genome species in Triticeae (Poaceae): Evidence from chloroplast trnL-F and mitochondria COXII intron sequences. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 39:758-765. Note: this study cited one USDA accession (PI 490361)
- Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
- Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?projectid=10
Common names
English
Virginia wild rye – French
élyme de Virginie –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Prince Edward Island | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Québec | s. |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | North Dakota | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | n. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | n. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | s. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | s.e. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | s. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | s. |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Québec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Saskatchewan (s.), Alberta (s.), Manitoba (s.), British Columbia (s.e.)]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, Utah (n.)]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | forage | | Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. |
Animal food | forage | fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 2002 | Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators |
Environmental | erosion control | for riparian areas and prairies | Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators |
Environmental | revegetator | for riparian areas and prairies | Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators |
Environmental | shade/shelter | for riparian areas and prairies | Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators |