Scientific Name:
ELYMUS VIRGINICUS
Common Name:
VIRGINIA WILDRYE
Erosion Index:
GOOD
Erosion Index Value:
6.19
Wildlife Index:
GOOD
Wildlife Index Value:
6.92
Ecological Distribution:
PINEYWOODS, GULF PRAIRIES AND MARSHES, POST OAK SAVANNAH, BLACKLAND
PRAIRIES, CROSS TIMBERS AND PRAIRIES, SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS, EDWARDS
PLATEAU, ROLLING PLAINS
Topographic Tolerance:
UPLAND, BOTTOMLAND, WETLAND
Elevation Tolerance:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE ELEVATION RANGE
Slope Tolerance:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE SLOPE RANGE
Aspect Tolerance:
TOLERANT ACROSS RANGE
Light Tolerance:
TOLERANT TO FULL SHADE, TOLERANT TO SUN-SHADE MIX
Wetland Regional Indicator:
FACULTATIVE
Physical Form:
GRASS
Habit:
Life Cycle:
PERENNIAL
Seed Age:
1 TO 4 YEARS OLD
Seed Interval:
1 YEAR OR LESS
Growth:
RAPID GROWTH, SHORT-LIVED, TUFTED BUNCHGRASS
Hardiness:
FIRE INTOLERANT, COLD TOLERANT
Vegetative Growth Period:
MAR, APR, MAY, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC
Flowering Period:
MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP
Fruiting Period:
MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP
Soil Moisture:
UNKNOWN
Soil Texture:
TOLERANT TO CLAYEY SOILS, TOLERANT TO SILTY SOILS, TOLERANT TO LOAMY SOILS
Soil Fertility:
HIGH SOIL FERTILITY
Parent Material:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE RANGE
Soil pH:
SLIGHTLY ACIDIC
Optimum pH:
UNKNOWN
Soil Depth:
UNKNOWN
Salinity:
OBLIGATE TO NON-SALINE (FRESH) SOIL/WATER CONDITIONS
Short-term Biomass:
MEDIUM
Short-term Pest:
NONE KNOWN
Long-term Biomass:
MEDIUM
Long-term Pest:
NONE KNOWN
Dominance Characteristics:
COMPONENT
Honeybee Relations:
POLLINATED WITHOUT BEES, NOT HONEY PRODUCING
Parasite Host Potential:
UNKNOWN
Food for Wildlife/Livestock:
SMALL MAMMALS, LARGE MAMMALS, UPLAND GAME BIRDS, NONGAME BIRDS, CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, HORSES
Small Mammal Food:
GOOD
Large Mammal Food:
GOOD
Upland Game Birds Food:
GOOD
Waterfowl Food:
FAIR
Nongame Birds Food:
GOOD
Small Mammal Cover:
EXCELLENT
Large Mammal Cover:
GOOD
Upland Game Birds Cover:
GOOD
Waterfowl Cover:
GOOD
Nongame Birds Cover:
GOOD
Toxicity Potential:
HIGH
Toxicity Season:
MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP
Effectiveness Period:
SHORT-TERM ONLY
Raindrop Impact:
MEDIUM
Erosion Hardiness:
MEDIUM
Ease of Propagation:
HIGH
Soil Binding:
LOW
Soil Enrichment Potential:
LOW
Nitrogen Fixation Potential:
LOW
Growth Inhibitor Production:
UNKNOWN
Source Availability:
HARVEST FROM LOCAL WILD STOCK
Seed Germination Ratio:
UNKNOWN
Reproduction:
SEEDS, TILLERS
Seed Dispersal Success Potential:
GRAVITY
Seed Establishment Success Potential:
MEDIUM
Cuttings Establishment Success Potential:
LOW
Transplanting Establishment Success Potential:
LOW
Establishment Time Interval:
1 TO 2 YEARS
Recommended Establishment:
SEEDS
Relative Expense:
MODERATELY EXPENSIVE
Notes:
- Prefers heavier, more fertile, moister soils than Canada Wildrye, thus
occurs further east.
- Can be harvested with a combine.
Associated Species:
BLACKBERRY/DEWBERRY
SPP.
CANADA WILDRYE
CORALBERRY
COTTONWOOD, EASTERN
EASTERN
GAMAGRASS
ELM SPP.
FLOWERING
DOGWOOD
GRAPE SPP.
GREENBRIAR
SPP.
HACKBERRY SPP.
OAK,
SOUTHERN RED
OAK,
WATER
OAK,
WHITE
OAK, WILLOW
OSAGE
ORANGE
PECAN
SWITCHGRASS
SYCAMORE, AMERICAN
WILLOW,
BLACK
YAUPON
YELLOW
INDIANGRASS