Characteristics
Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix
bottlebrush grass
Rich mesic forests including floodplains and dry-mesic woodlands or thin forests with thin often calcareous soils.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native UPL (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix - bottlebrush grass
Citation
Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Albany, NY on 2023-11-24 - 20
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Photo by: Alex Petzke. Photo taken: St. Lawrence Co., NY: 13 Jul 2015 - 10
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