Elymus virginicus

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Elymus
Species	Elymus virginicus L.
Common Name	Virginia wild rye
Growth Habit	Grass
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	3
Status	Native, FACW- (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Elymus carolinianus	Elymus carolinianus Walter
Elymus durus	Elymus durus Hedw. ex Steud.
Elymus hordeiformis	Elymus hordeiformis Desf.
Elymus virginicus var. micromeris	Elymus virginicus var. micromeris
Elymus virginicus var. minor	Elymus virginicus var. minor Vasey ex L.H. Dewey
Hordeum cartilagineum	Hordeum cartilagineum Moench
Hordeum striatum	Hordeum striatum (Willd.) Schenck
Hordeum virginicum	Hordeum virginicum (L.) Schenck
Terrellia striata	Terrellia striata Lunell
Terrellia virginica	Terrellia virginica (L.) Lunell

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Elkhart, Fountain, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jay, Kosciusko, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Miami, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Porter, Posey, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Shelby, Spencer, St. Joseph, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1924 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
17479	Allen	10 Jun 1933	Charles C. Deam 53894	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
80279	Steuben	20 Sep 1947	Charles C. Deam 65104	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
56792	Tippecanoe	06 Jun 1939	Charles M. Ek	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
60935	Grant	07 Jun 1941	Charles M. Ek	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
49315	Howard	10 Jun 1938	Charles M. Ek	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
65971	Elkhart	25 Jul 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
67101	Howard	23 Aug 1939	Charles M. Ek 8275	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
42477	Howard	12 Aug 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
42478	Howard	20 Aug 1935	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
154234	Warren	12 Jun 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 105	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
44755	Posey	15 May 1938	J. E. Potzger 7894	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
13771	Marion	03 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3225	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
54774	Grant	07 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8813	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
61567	Grant	07 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8813	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
76406	Marion	07 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10174	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
13666	Marion	08 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3238	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
47969	Miami	10 Jun 1939	J. E. Potzger 8128	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
67201	Carroll	18 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9448	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
67215	Clinton	18 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9461	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
28322	Henry	22 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6246	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
74969	Vermillion	23 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9912	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
13617	Putnam	24 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3331	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
13690	Clay	24 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3355	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
13629	Clay	24 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3364	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
39090	Grant	27 Jun 1936	J. E. Potzger 7022	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
39091	Grant	27 Jun 1936	J. E. Potzger 7023	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
61503	Marion	27 Jun 1942	J. E. Potzger 9222	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
61498	Hancock	27 Jun 1942	J. E. Potzger 9233	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
13650	Owen	01 Jul 1933	J. E. Potzger 3396	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
28301	Montgomery	02 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6277	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
13432	Fountain	04 Jul 1933	J. E. Potzger 3408	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
23105	Montgomery	04 Jul 1934	J. E. Potzger 4418	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
75164	Elkhart	14 Jul 1945	J. E. Potzger 9929	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
80829	Hendricks	14 Jul 1947	J. E. Potzger 10874	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
15066	Marion	15 Jul 1933	J. E. Potzger 3429	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
15153	Hamilton	15 Jul 1933	J. E. Potzger 3449	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
28075	Kosciusko	18 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6348	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
61664	Boone	18 Jul 1942	J. E. Potzger 9252	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
32764	Cass	19 Jul 1936	J. E. Potzger 7088	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
28335	Wabash	21 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6453	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
28338	Wabash	21 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6454	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
28238	Wabash	21 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6458	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
70549	Henry	22 Jul 1944	J. E. Potzger 9647	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
70610	Randolph	22 Jul 1944	J. E. Potzger 9650	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
81203	Ripley	22 Jul 1946	J. E. Potzger 10465	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
61581	Hendricks	25 Jul 1942	J. E. Potzger 9266	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
76408	Decatur	27 Jul 1946	J. E. Potzger 10468	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
81196	Decatur	27 Jul 1946	J. E. Potzger 10470	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
70590	Jay	29 Jul 1944	J. E. Potzger 9678	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
70591	Randolph	29 Jul 1944	J. E. Potzger 9683	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
70053	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	J. E. Potzger 9285	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
67185	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	J. E. Potzger 9286	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
70054	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	J. E. Potzger 9287	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
70052	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	J. E. Potzger 9290	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
38650	Jackson	31 Aug 1937	J. E. Potzger 7691	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
40064	Harrison	01 Sep 1937	J. E. Potzger 7721	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
38246	Perry	02 Sep 1937	J. E. Potzger 7768	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
38249	Spencer	03 Sep 1937	J. E. Potzger 7797	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
38258	Warren	03 Sep 1937	J. E. Potzger 7811	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
67077	Madison	05 Sep 1942	J. E. Potzger 9346	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
67071	Madison	05 Sep 1942	J. E. Potzger 9354	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
13898	Greene	07 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 3803	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
14870	Porter	13 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 4024	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
70070	St. Joseph	16 Sep 1939	J. E. Potzger 8236	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
11276	Marion	24 Sep 1932	J. E. Potzger 2913	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
11351	Dubois	01 Oct 1932	J. E. Potzger 2940	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
18745	Marion	15 Oct 1932	J. E. Potzger 4149	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
92480	Parke	18 Aug 1950	Jack McCormick 798	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
94877	Parke	27 Aug 1950	Jack McCormick 1151	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
92836	Porter	12 Oct 1924	Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
155164	Marion	15 Jul 2006	P. A. Scott 2299	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
151189	Parke	08 Jun 2006	R. K. Scott 813	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
15595	Lawrence	04 Jun 1933	Ralph M. Kriebel	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
21726		04 Jun 1934	Ralph M. Kriebel 724	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
99090	Lawrence	04 Jul 1933	Ralph M. Kriebel	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
21725		01 Aug 1934	Ralph M. Kriebel 2863	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
55977	Grant	07 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15281	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
21797	Marion	08 Jun 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5722	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
43545	Ohio	18 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12057	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
18025	Putnam	24 Jun 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5874	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
43818	Ripley	25 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12347	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
85686	Orange	25 Jun 1949	Ray C. Friesner 22774	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
91227	Dearborn	01 Jul 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23440	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
39561	Warren	03 Jul 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11104	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
40073	Jackson	10 Jul 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11117	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
21864	Hamilton	15 Jul 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6042	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
47473	Martin	15 Jul 1939	Ray C. Friesner 13826	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
103251	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	Ray C. Friesner 9285	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
103250	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	Ray C. Friesner 9287	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
103249	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	Ray C. Friesner 9291	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
15166	Morgan	29 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6974	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
39816	Tipton	02 Oct 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11685	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
39815	Tipton	02 Oct 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11685	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
15041	Putnam	07 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7122a	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
44331	Owen	15 Oct 1938	Ray C. Friesner 13257	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
103768	Madison	07 Aug 1990	Rich Dunbar	BUT Elymus virginicus L.
16910	Marion	09 Jul 1933	Scott McCoy	BUT Elymus virginicus L.

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Elymus virginicus

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