Elymus alaskanus

Elymus alaskanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Hordeeae
Genus: Elymus
Species: Elymus alaskanus

Name

Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve, Taxon 19: 299 (1970)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Agropyron alaskanum Scribn. & Merr. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 85 (1910)
    • Agropyron boreale subsp. alaskanum (Scribn. & Merr.) Melderis in Ark. Bot., a.s., 7(1): 19 (1967 publ. 1968)
    • Agropyron boreale var. alaskanum (Scribn. & Merr.) S.L.Welsh in Anderson's Fl. Alaska, ed. 2: 546 (1974)
    • Elymus kronokensis var. alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) Jaaska in Izv. Akad. Nauk Éstonsk. S.S.R., Ser. Biol. 23: 6 (1974)
    • Roegneria alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) V.N.Vassil. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 58 (1954)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Northwestern USA
      • Alaska
    • Regional: Canada
      • Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Yukon

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Á.Löve, 1970. Taxon 19: 299

Additional references

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Vernacular names

  • English: Alaskan wheatgrass
For more multimedia, look at Elymus alaskanus on Wikimedia Commons.