Summary The Field Guide to Alaska Grasses does not show this species occurring in Southeast Alaska. Most records in ARCTOS of this species are of ssp. ''latiglumis'' which e-Flora BC indicates is synonymous with [[Elymus violaceus|Arctic Wheatgrass (''Elymus violaceus'')]], which the field guide treats as a valid species.
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
A list of all pages that have property "Summary" with value "The Field Guide to Alaska Grasses does not show this species occurring in Southeast Alaska. Most records in ARCTOS of this species are of ssp. ''latiglumis'' which e-Flora BC indicates is synonymous with [[Elymus violaceus|Arctic Wheatgrass (''Elymus violaceus'')]], which the field guide treats as a valid species."
