Elymus alaskanus

Elymus alaskanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Elymus
Species:	E. alaskanus
Binomial name
	Elymus alaskanus; (Turcz.) Tzvelev
Synonyms
	(Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve

Elymus alaskanus, more commonly known as Alaskan wheatgrass,^[1] is an autogamous perennial that is native to North America and part of the Poaceae family. This complex is widespread and has diverged into different taxa based on morphological and cytological studies.^[2]

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Elymus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ Zhang, XQ., Salomon, B., von Bothmer, R. “Application of random amplified polymorphic DNA markers to evaluate intraspecific genetic variation in the Elymus alaskanus complex (Poaceae).” Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 24:4 (2002): 397-407. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.

[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Elymus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

[2] Zhang, XQ., Salomon, B., von Bothmer, R. “Application of random amplified polymorphic DNA markers to evaluate intraspecific genetic variation in the Elymus alaskanus complex (Poaceae).” Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 24:4 (2002): 397-407. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.

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