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|image = Elymus villosus.jpg
|genus = Elymus
|species = villosus
|authority = Muhl. ex Willd., 1809[1]
}}Elymus villosus is a species of wild rye known by the common names silky wild rye, downy wild rye, or hairy wild rye.[2][3][4] It is native to eastern North America. References 1. ^{{IPNI |id=90363-2|taxon=Elymus villosus|accessdate=2018-09-01}}
2. ^{{Michigan Flora |genus=Elymus |species=villosus |id=2104|accessdate=2018-09-01}}
3. ^{{eFloras|11|242416477|Elymus villosus|accessdate=2018-09-01}}
4. ^{{PLANTS|symbol=ELVI|taxon=Elymus villosus|accessdate=2018-09-01}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q15511798}}{{Pooideae-stub}} 11 : Elymus (plant)|Bunchgrasses of North America|Grasses of the United States|Grasses of Canada|Native grasses of the Great Plains region|Flora of the Plains-Midwest (United States)|Flora of the Canadian Prairies|Flora of the Eastern United States|Flora of the Appalachian Mountains|Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)|Plants described in 1809 |