Elymus hystrix
Bottlebrush Grass, Glumeless Wild Rye
Other regional names: Glumeless Wildrye
- Glumeless Wildrye
Also known as: Asperella hystrix (L.) Humb. +18 more
- Asperella hystrix (L.) Humb.
- Asperella hystrix (L.) Kunth
- Asperella hystrix var. bigelowiana Fernald
- Asperella hystrix var. hystrix
- Asprella echidnea Raf.
- Asprella hystrix (L.) Link
- Asprella hystrix (Linnaeus) Willdenow
- Asprella major Fresen. ex Steud.
- Elymus hystrix f. bigelowianus (Fernald) Dore
- Elymus hystrix var. bigelowianus (Fernald) Bowden
- Elymus hystrix var. bigelowianus (Fernald) Mohlenbr.
- Elymus pseudohystrix Schult.
- Gymnostichum hystrix (L.) Schreb.
- Gymnostichum patulum (Moench) Lunell
- Hystrix bigelowiana (Fernald) Carp.
- Hystrix elymoides Mack. & Bush
- Hystrix hystrix (L.) Millsp.
- Hystrix patula f. bigelowiana (Fernald) Gleason
- Hystrix patula Moench
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Elymus hystrix (commonly known as Bottlebrush Grass or Glumeless Wild Rye) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Germany, New Mexico
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms