Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (Bickn.) Wieg.

Locations ofElymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (Bickn.) Wieg. in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (Bickn.) Wieg.
Common Name
Virginia Wild Rye
Synonym(s)
Elymus halophilus E.P. Bicknell
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (Bickn.) Wieg.
Comments
See Comments under Elymus virginicus var. virginicus. Map incomplete at this time, pending the extensive herbarium work that will be necessary to map the vars. of this polymorphic species.
Habitat
Salt scrub, upper borders of salt marshes, brackish shores, interdune swales, and disturbed maritime habitats; occasionally in maritime forests. Probably frequent in the lower estuarine and maritime zones of the outer Coastal Plain, but not well documented. Sometimes treated as a species (as by Flora of the Southeastern U.S.), E. halophilus.
Native Status
Native

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