Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) Á. Löve
Alaska wild rye (Alaskan wheatgrass; Ellisia)
Poaceae (Grass family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Alaska wild rye (Alaskan wheatgrass; Ellisia)
Poaceae (Grass family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Elymus alaskanus ssp. alaskanus
Species Information
General:
Perennial, tufted grass from fibrous roots or short rhizomes; stems 15-90 cm tall, sometimes decumbent at the base, the nodes exposed, smooth.
Leaves:
Sheaths smooth, rough or finely hairy; blades 3-7 mm wide, flat; ligules membranous, up to 0.5 mm long; ear-shaped lobes at the leaf-bases absent or if present, up to 0.5 mm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a spike, 6-14 cm long, with 1 spikelet per node; spikelets 9-15 mm long, usually overlapping with 3 to 6 florets; glumes 5-10 mm long, 3/4 as long as the lemmas, smooth to rough, awnless or short-awned; lemmas 8-11 mm long, smooth or hairy throughout, unawned or awned, the awns up to 7 mm long; anthers 1-2 mm long.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Elymus alaskanus
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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| Elevation
(metres) |
2017 | 425 | 2541 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
23 | 0 | 80 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
171 | 5 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
70 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(15), BAFA(3), ESSF(44), ICH(1), IDF(1), IMA(1), MH(1), SBS(2), SWB(1) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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