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| Elymus macgregorii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Elymus |
| Species: | E. macgregorii
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| Binomial name | |
| Elymus macgregorii R.E.Brooks & J.J.N.Campb.
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Elymus macgregorii, also known as early wildrye and Macgregor's wildrye, is a species of grass found in North America, usually east of the 100th meridian. It hybridizes readily with Elymus virginicus and Elymus hystrix.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Elymus macgregorii is a perennial, facultative wetland species that grows about 4 feet (1.2 m) tall.[3]
It is often found alongside sugar maple, white ash, and American linden.[4] It flowers and fruits from mid-May to late June.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Committee, Flora of North America Editorial (1993). Flora of North America: North of Mexico. Oxford University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-19-531071-9.
- ^ a b "Maine Natural Areas Program Rare Plant Fact Sheet for Elymus macgregorii". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Jakab, Sandor (2023-01-01). "Buoyancy and Emergence in Elymus Species". Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects.
- ^ Haines, Arthur (2011-11-08). New England Wild Flower Society's Flora Novae Angliae: A Manual for the Identification of Native and Naturalized Higher Vascular Plants of New England. Yale University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-300-17154-9.