familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Triticeae
genusElymus
speciesElymus lanceolatus
subspeciesElymus lanceolatus subsp. riparius

Elymus lanceolatus subsp. riparius

(Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Barkworth
Mary E. Barkworth, Julian J.N. Campbell, Bjorn Salomon
Common names: Streambank wheatgrass
Synonyms: Elymus lanceolatus var. riparius
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 329.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché, Annaliese Miller

Copyright: Utah State University

Culms usually 22-60 cm. Spikes 6-10 cm; internodes 3.5-10 mm, glabrous, sometimes scabrous. Spikelets 10-17 mm. Lemmas smooth, sometimes scabrous distally, mostly glabrous, margins sometimes hairy proximally.

Discussion

Elymus lanceolatus subsp. riparius grows throughout most of the western part of the range of E. lanceolatus, being more common in mesic habitats and clay soils than the other two subspecies.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Mary E. Barkworth +, Julian J.N. Campbell +  and Bjorn Salomon +
Authority
(Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Barkworth +
Common name
Streambank wheatgrass +
Distribution
Oreg. +, Nev. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +, Alaska +, Ill. +, Mont. +, Wyo. +, Mich. +, Wis. +, Idaho +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Wash. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +  and S.Dak. +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Cindy Roché +  and Annaliese Miller +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/200273ad09963decb8fc72550212de541d86569d/coarse grained fna xml/V24/V24 464.xml +
Synonyms
Elymus lanceolatus var. riparius +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Elymus lanceolatus subsp. riparius +
Taxon parent
Elymus lanceolatus +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 24 +