Poaceae
Hairy wildrye
Elymus villosus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Elymus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairy wildrye
Synonyms
- Elymus arkansanus Scribn. & C.R.Ball
- Elymus ciliatus Muhl.
- Elymus hirsutus Schreb. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Elymus propinquus Fresen.
- Elymus striatus f. glaber Hack.
- Elymus striatus var. arkansanus (Scribn. & C.R.Ball) Hitchc.
- Elymus striatus var. ballii Pammel
- Elymus striatus var. propinquus (Fresen.) Hack.
- Elymus striatus var. villosus (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.Gray
- Elymus villosus f. arkansanus (Scribn. & C.R.Ball) Fernald
- Elymus villosus f. villosus
- Elymus villosus var. arkansanus (Scribn. & C.R.Ball) J.J.N.Campb.
- Elymus villosus var. villosus
- Elymus virginicus subsp. villosus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Á.Löve
- Hordeum villosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Schenck
- Terrellia villosa (Muhl. ex Willd.) B.R.Baum
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.