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Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Common eastern wild-rye
Elymus virginicus
Zone 1 · Closest to the Water
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
- Size
- Height: 2 to 4 ft Width: 1 to 2 ft
- Bloom Color
- Green; seed heads golden brown
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FACW Facultative wetland — usually occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Intolerant
Notes
Wet to moist soils; sun to part shade
Wildlife Value
Birds and small mammals eat the seeds and use vegetative material for nest material