Index / Search / Elymus villosus
§1 Plant
Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd.
vernacular hairy wildrye — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Elymus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 859 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 859 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 102 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- DeKalb 18033
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Ohio 18115
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Adams 19003
- Boone 19015
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Clay 19041
- Crawford 19047
- Decatur 19053
- Dickinson 19059
- Emmet 19063
- Fremont 19071
- Greene 19073
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Humboldt 19091
- Ida 19093
- Jackson 19097
- Kossuth 19109
- Madison 19121
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- Montgomery 19137
- O'Brien 19141
- Palo Alto 19147
- Plymouth 19149
- Polk 19153
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Sac 19161
- Shelby 19165
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Warren 19181
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Winneshiek 19191
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Hamilton 20075
- Jackson 20085
- Johnson 20091
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Nemaha 20131
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Shawnee 20177
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Green 21087
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Todd 21219
- Trimble 21223
- Warren 21227
- Webster 21233
- Woodford 21239
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lincoln 27081
- Meeker 27093
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Norman 27107
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Waseca 27161
- Wright 27171
Missouri view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cass 31025
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dakota 31043
- Dawes 31045
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Harlan 31083
- Holt 31089
- Kearney 31099
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Platte 31141
- Richardson 31147
- Rock 31149
- Sarpy 31153
- Seward 31159
- Sioux 31165
- Stanton 31167
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
New Jersey view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 18 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dunn 38025
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Logan 38047
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Traill 38097
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Erie 39043
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Meigs 39105
- Mercer 39107
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Giles 47055
- Grundy 47061
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- McNairy 47109
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Arlington 51013
- Bath 51017
- Botetourt 51023
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Chesterfield 51041
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Page 51139
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince George 51149
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Washington 51191
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Ohio 54069
- Pocahontas 54075
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Calumet 55015
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Vernon 55123
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ELVI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5290327 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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