See other conspecific taxa:

• Elymus alaskanus subsp. alaskanus (0 accessions)
• Elymus alaskanus subsp. borealis (0 accessions)
• Elymus alaskanus subsp. hyperarcticus (0 accessions)
• Elymus alaskanus subsp. sajanensis (0 accessions)

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• Basionym: Agropyron alaskanum Scribn. & Merr.

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada, [Northwest Territories, Yukon] Greenland, United States [Alaska]
• EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (n.), Ontario]
• WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (n.), Alberta (n.), British Columbia, Nunavut]
• NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Washington]

References:

1. Aiken, S. G. et al. Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (on-line resource).
2. Elven, R. et al., eds. Annotated checklist of the panarctic flora (on-line resource).
3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4. Gaudett, M. et al. 2005. Molecular variation and population structure in Elymus trachycaulus and comparison with its morphologically similar E. alaskanus. Pl. Syst. Evol. 250:81-91. Note: this study included one population sample of Elymus alaskanus; it found that this population was genetically more distant to any other population representing E. trachycaulis, a StH species
5. Harrison, K. & R. J. Hebda. 2011. A morphometric analysis of variation between Elymus alaskanus and Elymus violaceus (Poaceae): Implications for recognition of taxa. Madroño 58:32-49. Note: this study proposed the recognition of three subspecies
6. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:280.
7. Sun, G. & B. Salomon. 2003. Microsatellite variability and heterozygote deficiency in the articalpine Alaskan wheatgrass (Elymus alaskanus) complex. Genome 46:729-737.
8. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 77-108. Note: this review mentioned the diversity of genome constitution in Triticeae, all types found in Elymus able to cross with wheat

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=465981. Accessed 18 May 2024.