[Squirreltail and Wild Rye Grasses: The Genus Elymus in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Canadian Wild Rye, Nodding Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis var. canadensis

Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius, Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus

Canadian Wild Rye, Nodding Wild Rye: Elymus canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius, Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus) - Canadian Wild Rye, Nodding Wild Rye: Elymus canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius, Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus) - Inflorescence of Canadian Wild Rye, Nodding Wild Rye: Elymus canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius, Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus)

Inflorescence of Canadian Wild Rye, Nodding Wild Rye: Elymus canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius, Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus) - Ligule of Canadian Wild Rye, Nodding Wild Rye: Elymus canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius, Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus) - Spikelets of Canadian Wild Rye, Nodding Wild Rye: Elymus canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius, Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus) - Inflorescence of Canadian Wild Rye, Nodding Wild Rye: Elymus canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Elymus canadensis var. glaucifolius, Elymus canadensis var. hirsutus, Elymus crescendus, Elymus philadelphicus, Elymus philadelphicus var. hirsutus)

What appears to be canadian wild rye on a flatter portion of a steep, subalpine slope where water can collect in spring and early summer, Middle Tiffany and Rock Mountains, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.........July 28, 2018.
Paul Slichter