familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Triticeae
genusLeymus
speciesLeymus mollis
subspeciesLeymus mollis subsp. villosissimus

Leymus mollis subsp. villosissimus

(Scribn.) Á. Löve
Mary E. Barkworth
Synonyms: Leymus villosissimus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 358.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché

Copyright: Utah State University

Rhizomes about 2 mm thick. Culms 12-70 cm. Basal blades 10-31 cm long, 3-8 mm wide. Spikes 5-13(16) cm, with 3-14 nodes. Glumes 9-14(21) mm long, 1.5-2.5 mm wide, often longer than the lemmas, villous. 2n = 28.

Discussion

Leymus mollis subsp. villosissimus is an arctic taxon found primarily in eastern Siberia, Alaska, and northwestern Canada. It grows mostly on arctic coasts, but is also known from a few inland locations.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Mary E. Barkworth +
Authority
(Scribn.) Á. Löve +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Maine +, Mass. +, Wash. +, Alaska +, Mich. +, Wis. +, Oreg. +, N.H. +, Pa. +, Ill. +  and Calif. +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Cindy Roché +
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 510.xml +
Synonyms
Leymus villosissimus +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Leymus mollis subsp. villosissimus +
Taxon parent
Leymus mollis +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 24 +