Elymus riparius

Common Name
Riverbank wild rye
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
6.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain

Photographer: Michael J. Papay
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
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Photographer: Michael J. Papay
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
Original photo: Original photo

Photographer: Michael J. Papay
Licensed under: CC BY-NC 4.0
Original photo: Original photo

Additional Info

Habitat: Floodplain forests, riverbanks, alluvial clearings, and riverside prairies at lower elevations; occasionally in rich cove and montane oak-hickory forests at higher elevations. More or less frequent (at least locally) in the mountains and Piedmont; infrequent to rare in the Coastal Plain

Bloom Time
Late Summer
Fall
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Earth Sangha Inventory

Founded in 1997, the Earth Sangha is a nonprofit public charity based in the Washington, DC, region. The Wild Plant Nursery is the most comprehensive source of local-ecotype, native plants in the Washington DC region, and the region’s only facility dedicated exclusively to this type of propagation. “Local-ecotype” plants are propagated from local, wild, naturally-occurring populations and are well-adapted to local conditions and for wildlife species that depend on the local forms, such as pollinators. Inventory is updated on a weekly basis so number may not be accurate.

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