Elymus hystrix L.

Bottlebrush Grass, Eastern Bottlebrush Grass

Synonyms: Hystrix hystrix, Hystrix patula, Hystrix patula var. bigeloviana

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Elymus

Species: Elymus hystrix

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
ME - State Special Concern

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Elymus hystrix