familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
genusLeymus
speciesLeymus salina
subspeciesLeymus salina subsp. salmonis
Leymus salina subsp. salmonis
Common names: Salmon wildrye
Synonyms: Elymus ambiguus var. salmonis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 364.
Culms 60-140 cm. Basal sheaths conspicuously hairy; blades open to involute, abaxial surfaces conspicuously hairy, adaxial surfaces evenly strigillose to strigose. Spikes with 1-2 spikelets at the central nodes, usually 1 at the distal nodes. 2n = 28.
Discussion
Leymus salina subsp. salmonis grows at scattered locations on rocky hillsides in the mountains of southern Idaho, Nevada, and western Utah.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number."/2-33/4timesthelengthof" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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absent +
common +
absent +
bulliform +
absent +
dehiscent +
0-3(7)-veined +
straight +
midlength +
scabrous +
absent +
absent +
0-3(7)-veined +
straight +
arising +
midlength +
terminal +
evident +
scabrous +
single +
hairy +
close +
free +
hard +
thick +
open +
parallel +
stiff +
not evident +
involute +
spikelike +
Salmon wildrye +
not branching +
annual +
climbing +
floating +
erect +
not woody +
sterile +
reduced +
Wash. +, Maine +, Wis. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Nebr. +, Utah +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Oreg. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, Wyo. +, Calif. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Conn. +, Colo. +, Alaska +, S.Dak. +, Mass. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon + and Mich. +
1/3 +
capillary +
adjacent +
longer +
bisexual +
1-5-veined +
stiff +
shorter than to longer than the adjacent florets +
subtending +
absent +
equal +
uncinate +
punctate +
Present +
compound +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
0-3(7)-veined +
evident +
scabrous +
absent +
distributed +
basal +
5-7-veined +
longer +
scabrous +
truncate +
absent +
membranous +
veined +
truncate +
inconspicuous +
hairy +
lobed +
midlength +
simple +
absent +
well-developed +
slightly shorter than to slightly longer than the lemmas +
slightly longer +
absent +
keeled +
subequal +
absent +
absent +
0-4 mm +
separating +
thin +
absent +
spikelike +
prolonged +
evident +
open +
closed +
full +
ebracteate +
distichous +
pedicellate +
mixed +
attached +
distinct +
parallel-sided +
glabrous +
not papillate +
Leymus salina subsp. salmonis +
Leymus salina +
subspecies +
reduced +
hyaline +
membranous +
0-3(7)-veined +
spaced +
midlength +
absent +
inconspicuous +
scabrous +
rhizomatous +
perennial +