PLANTS Profile for Leymus arenarius (sand ryegrass)

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Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.
sand ryegrass


Symbol:		LEAR11
Group:		Monocot
Family:		Poaceae
Growth Habit:		Graminoid
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Line Drawing of Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

Elymus arenarius

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 290. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

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Plant Synonyms:
Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

ELAR

Elymus arenarius L.

Plant Distribution by State:
Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

State Distributional Map for Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

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Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst. occures in the following states: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin

Related Taxa:
Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

View 334 genera in Poaceae, 23 species in Leymus

Classification:
Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae –
Order	Cyperales –
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Leymus Hochst. – wildrye
Species	Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst. – sand ryegrass

Introduced Information:
Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

ELAR : Elymus arenarius

Nat. Ind.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503432.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).