Elymus canadensis
Canada wild rye
Poaceae, the grass family
Coefficient of Conservatism = 3
Canada wild rye is a distinctive warm-season (i.e., late-flowering) grass, easily recognized by its long nodding spikes of seeds with long awns.
October 27, 2005 at the Ohio State Marion Prairie
It grows in open areas. At the Ohio State Marion Prairie, the species is less abundant than big bluestem and Indian grass, growing as a a few stems here and there.
September 16, 2005 at the Ohio State Marion Prairie