familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
genusElymus
speciesElymus glaucus
subspeciesElymus glaucus subsp. virescens
Elymus glaucus subsp. virescens
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 308.
Sheaths glabrous or scabrous; blades 2-10 mm wide, smooth or scabridulous to pubescent. Glume awns 0-2 mm; lemma awns (0)1-5(7) mm.
Discussion
Elymus glaucus subsp. virescens generally grows in relatively dry or rocky soils along cliffs, bluffs, slopes, shores, and river banks, and in coniferous forests, chaparral, and other woodlands along the coast from Alaska to central California, at elevations from sea level to 1200 m.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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