Early Wildrye
Elymus macgregorii R. Brooks & J.J.N. Campbell
Early Wildrye: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/12362
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Elymus macgregorii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Elymus
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E. macgregorii
Binomial name
Elymus macgregorii
R.E.Brooks & J.J.N.Campb.

Elymus macgregorii, also known as early wildrye and Macgregor's wildrye, is a species of grass found in North America, usually east of the 100th meridian. It hybridizes readily with Elymus virginicus and Elymus hystrix.[1][2]

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Elymus macgregorii is a perennial, facultative wetland species that grows about 4 feet (1.2 m) tall.[3]

It is often found alongside sugar maple, white ash, and American linden.[4] It flowers and fruits from mid-May to late June.[2]

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  1. ^ Committee, Flora of North America Editorial (1993). Flora of North America: North of Mexico. Oxford University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-19-531071-9.
  2. ^ a b "Maine Natural Areas Program Rare Plant Fact Sheet for Elymus macgregorii". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. ^ Jakab, Sandor (2023-01-01). "Buoyancy and Emergence in Elymus Species". Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects.
  4. ^ Haines, Arthur (2011-11-08). New England Wild Flower Society's Flora Novae Angliae: A Manual for the Identification of Native and Naturalized Higher Vascular Plants of New England. Yale University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-300-17154-9.