Leymus salina subsp. mojavensis

Barkworth & R.J. Atkins
Common names: Mojave wildrye
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 364.
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Culms 35-90 cm. Basal sheaths glabrous; blades flat or almost flat, abaxial surfaces nearly always glabrous, adaxial surfaces scabridulous, not densely hairy above the ligules, occasionally sparsely hairy. Spikes with 1 spikelet at most nodes, 2-3 central nodes with 2 spikelets. 2n = unknown.

Discussion

Leymus salina subsp. mojavensis grows at scattered locations on steep, north-facing slopes of the New York, Providence, and Clark mountains in California, and of the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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Mary E. Barkworth +
Barkworth & R.J. Atkins +
Mojave wildrye +
Wash. +, Maine +, Wis. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Nebr. +, Utah +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Oreg. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, Wyo. +, Calif. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Conn. +, Colo. +, Alaska +, S.Dak. +, Mass. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +  and Mich. +
Elymus salinus +  and Elymus ambiguus var. salina +
Leymus salina subsp. mojavensis +
Leymus salina +
subspecies +