Elymus lanceolatus subsp. lanceolatus

Common names: Thickspike wheatgrass
Endemic
Synonyms: Agropyron riparium
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 327.
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Culms 60-130 cm. Spikes 10-22 cm; internodes 7-15 mm, smooth, scabrous, or hairy distally. Spikelets 10-28 mm. Lemmas not scabrous, moderately hairy, hairs stiff, shorter than 1 mm.

Discussion

Elymus lanceolatus subsp. lanceolatus grows in clay, sand, loam, and rocky soils, and is widely distributed in the western Flora region. It is most likely to be confused with the octoploid Pascopyrum smithii (p. 351); it differs morphologically from that species in having more evenly distributed leaves and acute glumes that tend to taper from midlength or higher, rather than acuminate glumes that tend to taper from below midlength. In addition, the midvein of the glumes of E. lanceolatus is straight, whereas that of P. smithii "leans" to the side distally.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

membranous +  and scarious +
with hairs +  and scabrous +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
bidentate +  and acute +
0.2mm;0.3mm +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Mary E. Barkworth +, Julian J.N. Campbell +  and Bjorn Salomon +
(Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
straight +
basal +  and apical +
from the sinus +  and terminal +
not geniculate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
not evident +
cross +, linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
spikelike +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
hairy +  and glabrous +
Thickspike wheatgrass +
not branching +
sometimes strongly decumbent +  and prostrate +
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (130 cm1,300 mm <br />1.3 m <br />) +
not woody +
Oreg. +, Nev. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +, Alaska +, Ill. +, Mont. +, Wyo. +, Mich. +, Wis. +, Idaho +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Wash. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +  and S.Dak. +
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
capillary +
pistillate +  and staminate +
3 +  and 11 +
laterally compressed +  and terete +
shorter than to longer than the adjacent florets +
5mm +  and 14mm +
subtending +
hairy +  and glabrous +
1/2 +  and 3/4 +
keeled +  and lanceolate +
subequal +
0.7mm +  and 1.3mm +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
with hairs +  and glabrous +
solid +  and hollow +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
3.5mm +  and 15mm +
hairy +, scabrous +  and smooth +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
hairy +, scabrous +  and smooth +
distributed +
linear-lanceolate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
stiffly membranous +  and coriaceous +
erose +  and entire +
acute +, rounded +  and truncate +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
lanceolate +
fleshy +  and membranous +
tapering +
concealed +  and prominent +
few +  and 2 +
2 +  and 1 +
hairy +  and glabrous +
well-developed +
slightly longer +
subequal +
dry +  and fleshy +
spikelike +
hairy +  and glabrous +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (?) +  and 26 cm260 mm <br />0.26 m <br /> (?) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (22 cm220 mm <br />0.22 m <br />) +
subsessile +  and sessile +
1.5-3 times longer than +
bisexual +  and sterile +
terete +  and compressed +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
simple +  and compound +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
not papillate +
Agropyron riparium +
Elymus lanceolatus subsp. lanceolatus +
Elymus lanceolatus +
subspecies +
membranous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
inconspicuous +
unequal +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +