Taxon:
Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Love
Summary
Place of publication:
Taxon 19:299. 1970
Verified:
11/21/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Gaudett, M. et al. 2005. Molecular variation and population structure in Elymus trachycaulus and comparison with its morphologically similar E. alaskanus. Pl. Syst. Evol. 250:81-91. Note: this study included one population sample of Elymus alaskanus; it found that this population was genetically more distant to any other population representing E. trachycaulis, a StH species
- Harrison, K. & R. J. Hebda. 2011. A morphometric analysis of variation between Elymus alaskanus and Elymus violaceus (Poaceae): Implications for recognition of taxa. Madroño 58:32-49. Note: this study proposed the recognition of three subspecies
- Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:280.
- Sun, G. & B. Salomon. 2003. Microsatellite variability and heterozygote deficiency in the articalpine Alaskan wheatgrass (Elymus alaskanus) complex. Genome 46:729-737.
- Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals. 2011 77-108. Note: this review mentioned the diversity of genome constitution in Triticeae, all types found in Elymus able to cross with wheat
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Northwest Territory | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Yukon Territory | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Greenland | | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | United States | Alaska | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | n. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | n. |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Washington]
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta (n.), British Columbia, Saskatchewan (n.)]