Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix
Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix
- Common Name
- Bottlebrush Grass
- Synonym(s)
- Hystrix patula Moench
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix
- Comments
- See also map and comments for Elymus hystrix var. piedmontanus. Of the two vars. recognized here, var. hystrix is the most widely distributed and abundant. Plants with pubescent lemmas and a more northerly distribution have been treated by some authorities as Elymus hystrix var. bigelovianus.
- Habitat
- Mesic to dry forests, woodlands, barrens, and clearings; also in well-drained alluvial forests; most abundant in dry-mesic to dry, moderately to strongly base-rich soils of oak-hickory forests and rocky woodlands over mafic or calcareous rocks. Common in the mountains and Piedmont; infrequent in the inner Coastal Plain; rare or lacking in the outer Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Native
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