×Elyleymus mossii (Lepage) Barkworth
Annotated by Frank Lomer, 2015.

British Columbia: Rocky Mountain Trench, Valemount, 600 m due southwest of Highway 5 and 17 Avenue junction. Elev. 790 m
52.82° N, 119.281° W,
Datum: NAD 83. Coordinate Source: Verbatim from Collector/Sheet.
Clearcut Pinus contorta forest, flat and sandy, regenerating and grassy, with Poa pratensis, Populus tremuloides saplings, Achillea millefolium, Epilobium angustifolium. Spikelets mostly 2 per node; lemmas moderately hirsute; glume bodies circa 8 mm, mostly with 3-4 mm awns, variably to 10 mm; anthers 3.5 mm, apparently lacking pollen; blades slightly scabrous, to 11 mm wide; sterile hybrid - Elymus glaucus x Leymus innovatus; both parents frequent in the clearcut; the apparent hybrid noted at several sites in the clearing.

Frank Lomer 9302, 2015 Jun 17
UBC, Accession: V246633