Elymus curvatus

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Elymus
Species:	Elymus curvatus Piper
Common Name	Awnless 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: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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	5
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL)
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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

Synonym	Full Citation
Elymus submuticus	Elymus submuticus (Hook.) Smyth & Smyth
Elymus virginicus f. submuticus	Elymus virginicus f. submuticus (Hook.) R.W. Pohl
Elymus virginicus var. arcuatus	Elymus virginicus var. arcuatus Alph. Wood
Elymus virginicus var. jenkensii	Elymus virginicus var. jenkensii Bowden
Elymus virginicus var. jenkinsii	Elymus virginicus var. jenkinsii Bowden
Elymus virginicus var. submuticus	Elymus virginicus var. submuticus Hook.
Terrellia curvata	Terrellia curvata (Piper) Lunell
Terrellia virginica var. submutica	Terrellia virginica var. submutica (Hook.) Lunell ex Hitchc.

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: Ballard (KY), Union (KY), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 1988

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100132834	Union	Kentucky	27 Aug 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5237	EKY Elymus curvatus
APSC0032976	Stewart	Tennessee	26 Jul 1983	Edward Chester	APSC Elymus curvatus
APSC0033159	Stewart	Tennessee	30 Jun 1988		APSC Elymus curvatus
APSC0063808	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Elymus curvatus
APSC0086563	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Elymus curvatus
APSC0033160	Stewart	Tennessee	13 Jul 1965	William H. Ellis	APSC Elymus curvatus

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Elymus curvatus

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