Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Leymus > Leymus mollisLeymus mollis (American dunegrass; American ryegrass)Synonyms: Elyleymus aleuticus; Elyleymus glaucus; Elyleymus uclueletensis; Elymus aleuticus; Elymus ampliculmis; Elymus arenarius f. compositus; Elymus arenarius mollis (heterotypic); Elymus arenarius var. brevispicus; Elymus arenarius var. compositus; Elymus arenarius var. coreensis; Elymus arenarius var. mollis (homotypic); Elymus arenarius var. scabrinervis; Elymus arenarius var. simulans; Elymus arenarius var. villosus; Elymus capitatus; Elymus cladostachys; Elymus dives; Elymus mollis (heterotypic); Elymus mollis f. mollis; Elymus mollis f. moniliformis; Elymus mollis f. scabrinervis; Elymus mollis f. simulans; Elymus mollis var. brevispicus; Elymus mollis var. coreensis; Elymus mollis var. japonicus; Elymus uclueletensis; Leymus arenarius mollis; Leymus mollis var. coreensis; Triticum molle (heterotypic) Leymus mollis (syn. Elymus mollis) is a species of grass known by the common names American dune grass, American dune wild-rye, sea lyme-grass, strand-wheat, and strand grass. Its Japanese name is hamaninniku. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in Japan, China, Korea, and Russia, and northern parts of North America, where it occurs across Canada and the northern United States, as well as Greenland. It can also be found in Iceland. |
| Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Structure [2] | Grass |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Auyuittuq National Park |
II |
4808115 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve |
II |
366714 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Magadansky Zapovednik |
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2332834 |
Russia |
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
II |
137900 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Sirmilik National Park |
II |
5475284 |
Canada |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Tuktut Nogait National Park |
II |
5761538 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Ukkusiksalik National Park |
II |
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Nunavut, Canada |
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Wapusk National Park |
II |
2614324 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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