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Elymus villosus
Also called Hairy Wild Rye, Downy Wildrye, Villous Wildrye, Downy Wild Rye, Silky Wild Rye, Slender Wild Rye
Hairy wildrye is a native North American perennial grass of the Poaceae family, found in woodland edges, meadows and roadsides. It is grown mainly as a native ornamental or for restoration planting rather than as a common garden plant.
Elymus villosus is a species of wild rye known by the common names silky wild rye, downy wild rye, or hairy wild rye. It is native to eastern North America.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elymus villosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
