Summary
Place of publication:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1862[14]:99. 1862
Verified:
11/07/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
- Erickson, V. J. et al. 2004. Landscape patterns of phenotypic variation and population structuring in a selfing grass, Elymus glaucus (blue wildrye). Canad. J. Bot. 82:1776-1789.
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
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- Gould, F. W. & R. Moran. The grasses of Baja California, Mexico. 1981
- Hanson, A. A. Grass varieties in the United States. 1972
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- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
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Common names
English
blue wild rye – common western wild rye –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | North Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja Norte | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Northwest Territory | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Yukon Territory | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | United States | Alaska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Michigan, New York]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja Norte]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arkansas]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], United States [Alaska]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | fodder | | Hanson, A. A. Grass varieties in the United States. 1972 |
| Animal food | forage | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15050.
Accessed 30 November 2024.