PLANTS Profile for Elymus californicus (California bottlebrush grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould
California bottlebrush grass

Symbol:

ELCA10

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould

Hystrix californica

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould

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Synonyms:
Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould

HYCA8

Hystrix californica Bol. ex Thurb.

Native Status:
Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 72 species in Elymus

Classification:
Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould

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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	Elymus L. – wildrye
Species	Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould – California bottlebrush grass

More Accounts and Images:
Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 512812.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 05:03 PM CDT