Elymus svensonii

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Elymus
Species:	Elymus svensonii Church
Common Name	Svensons Wildrye
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S2] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Woodford (KY), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Putnam (TN), Smith (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1986 - 1987

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100756046	Woodford	Kentucky		J. McClure	EKY Elymus svensonii
31234100134020	Anderson	Kentucky		William S. Bryant	EKY Elymus svensonii
31234100134046		Tennessee		Thomas S. Patrick	EKY Elymus svensonii
31234100745866	Franklin	Kentucky		Tara R. Littlefield	EKY Elymus svensonii
31234100134012	Anderson	Kentucky		William S. Bryant	EKY Elymus svensonii
31234100134038	Anderson	Kentucky		Mary Wharton	EKY Elymus svensonii
BEREA006201	DeKalb	Tennessee			BEREA Elymus svensonii
BEREA006202	DeKalb	Tennessee			BEREA Elymus svensonii
BEREA006200	DeKalb	Tennessee			BEREA Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0241544	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036832	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036835	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036839	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036831	Cheatham	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036837	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0241545	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0241546	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036838	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036836	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0241543	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036833	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
TENN-V-0036834	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Elymus svensonii
APSC0063812	DeKalb	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0118917	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0033093	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0073291	Franklin	Kentucky	19 Aug 1986	Max Medley	APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0086038	Garrard	Kentucky			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0063815	Garrard	Kentucky			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0063816	Franklin	Kentucky	06 Jul 1987	Max Medley	APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0033094	Smith	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0118920	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0063814	Franklin	Kentucky	13 Sep 1986	Max Medley	APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0118919	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0118916	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0044714	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0076030	DeKalb	Tennessee			APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0063809	Franklin	Kentucky	19 Aug 1986	Max Medley	APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0063810	Franklin	Kentucky	21 Jun 1987	Max Medley	APSC Elymus svensonii
APSC0076290	Franklin	Kentucky	06 Jul 1987	Max Medley	APSC Elymus svensonii
BRIT427156	Davidson	Tennessee		P. Somers	VDB Elymus svensonii
BRIT427155	Davidson	Tennessee		P. Somers	VDB Elymus svensonii
BRIT427154	Davidson	Tennessee		Andrea Shea	VDB Elymus svensonii
BRIT427157	Putnam	Tennessee		Milo Pyne	VDB Elymus svensonii

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