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Elymus canadensis L.

Canada wild rye, Canadian wildrye, Prairie wildrye, Nodding wildrye
Poaceae (Grass Family)

USDA Symbol: ELCA4
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Elymus canadensis

Canada Wild Rye-Grass

Poaceae

Location: 1.25 km east of Hwy 281 & 1 block north of Thousand Oaks, corner of Ledge Sage and Ledge View streets.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Nearly level, vacant, undisturbed land. Thin, rocky soil. A few Quercus and Diospyros trees.

Description: Perennial, culms basally decumbent, quickly ascending to 70-80 cm. Peduncles 40 cm. Spikes 15 cm long, nodding. Spikelet 3-5 flowered. Lemmas 8 mm long w/awns to 4 cm.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Louise Morrell
 Collection Date: May 19, 1993
 Specimen number: 7

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0355
 Accession Date: May 21, 1993
 Accession Number: 28

Annotations: SXFRB

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