Elymus (plant) explained
Elymus is a genus of perennial plants with approximately 150 species[1] in the grass family, related to rye, wheat, and other widely grown cereal grains.[2]
Elymus is a cosmopolitan genus, represented by species across all continents of the world.[3] Common names include couch grass, wildrye and wheatgrass.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepts 172 species:[8]
- Elymus abolinii
- Elymus aenaeanus
- Elymus afghanicus
- Elymus africanus
- Elymus alaskanus
- Elymus albicans
- Elymus alienus
- Elymus alpinus
- Elymus altissimus
- Elymus amgensis
- Elymus angsaiensis
- Elymus angulatus
- Elymus angustispiculatus
- Elymus anthosachnoides
- Elymus antiquus
- Elymus × apiculatus
- Elymus arcuatus
- Elymus arizonicus
- Elymus atratus
- Elymus bakeri
- Elymus barbicallus
- Elymus barystachyus
- Elymus × bobrovicus
- Elymus borianus
- Elymus × brachyphyllus
- Elymus brevipes
- Elymus burchan-buddae
- Elymus buschianus
- Elymus cacuminis
- Elymus caesifolius
- Elymus caianus
- Elymus californicus
- Elymus canadensis
- Elymus caninus
- Elymus caucasicus
- Elymus cheniae
- Elymus churchii
- Elymus ciliaris
- Elymus clivorum
- Elymus colorans
- Elymus confusus
- Elymus cordilleranus
- Elymus coreanus
- Elymus curtiaristatus
- Elymus curvatiformis
- Elymus curvatus
- Elymus × czilikensis
- Elymus czimganicus
- Elymus debilis
- Elymus dentatus
- Elymus diversiglumis
- Elymus dolichatherus
- Elymus dolichorhachis
- Elymus × dorei
- Elymus dorudicus
- Elymus durus
- Elymus duthiei
- Elymus × ebingeri
- Elymus edelbergii
- Elymus elymoides
- Elymus erosiglumis
- Elymus × fedoronchukii
- Elymus fedtschenkoi
- Elymus festucoides
- Elymus fibrosus
- Elymus formosanus
- Elymus glaberrimus
- Elymus glaucissimus
- Elymus glaucus
- Elymus gmelinii
- Elymus grandis
- Elymus × hansenii
- Elymus hirsutus
- Elymus hitchcockii
- Elymus hoffmannii
- Elymus hondae
- Elymus hongyuanensis
- Elymus hordeoides
- Elymus humilis
- Elymus hybridus
- Elymus hystrix
- Elymus × incertus
- Elymus × interjacens
- Elymus interruptus
- Elymus intramongolicus
- Elymus ircutensis
- Elymus jacquemontii
- Elymus jacutensis
- Elymus karakabinicus
- Elymus kasteki
- Elymus khokhrjakovii
- Elymus kuramensis
- Elymus lancangensis
- Elymus lanceolatus
- Elymus laxinodis
- Elymus lazicus
- Elymus leiotropis
- Elymus lenensis
- Elymus lolioides
- Elymus longearistatus
- Elymus longifolius
- Elymus macgregorii
- Elymus macrochaetus
- Elymus macrourus
- Elymus magellanicus
- Elymus magnicaespes
- Elymus magniherbosus
- Elymus magnipodus
- Elymus × maltei
- Elymus margaritae
- Elymus maroccanus
- Elymus medius
- Elymus mendocinus
- Elymus × mossii
- Elymus multisetus
- Elymus mutabilis
- Elymus nakaii
- Elymus nepalensis
- Elymus nipponicus
- Elymus nodosus
- Elymus × nothus
- Elymus × palmerensis
- Elymus panormitanus
- Elymus patagonicus
- Elymus pendulinus
- Elymus petrovii
- Elymus praeruptus
- Elymus probatovae
- Elymus pseudocaninus
- Elymus × pseudorepens
- Elymus puberulus
- Elymus pulanensis
- Elymus pungens
- Elymus purpurascens
- Elymus qingnanensis
- Elymus repens
- Elymus retroflexus
- Elymus rhodopaeus
- Elymus riparius
- Elymus russellii
- Elymus sajanensis
- Elymus × saundersii
- Elymus × saxicola
- Elymus scabridulus
- Elymus scabrifolius
- Elymus scabriglumis
- Elymus schugnanicus
- Elymus sclerophyllus
- Elymus scribneri
- Elymus semicostatus
- Elymus serotinus
- Elymus serpentinus
- Elymus shandongensis
- Elymus shirazicus
- Elymus shouliangiae
- Elymus sibinicus
- Elymus sibiricus
- Elymus sikkimensis
- Elymus sinkiangensis
- Elymus sinoflexuosus
- Elymus sinosubmuticus
- Elymus smithii
- Elymus × spurius
- Elymus stebbinsii
- Elymus stenostachyus
- Elymus strictus
- Elymus svensonii
- Elymus sylvaticus
- Elymus tenuis
- Elymus tenuispicatus
- Elymus tenuispicus
- Elymus texensis
- Elymus tibeticus
- Elymus tilcarensis
- Elymus transhyrcanus
- Elymus trichospicula
- Elymus troctolepis
- Elymus uralensis
- Elymus × versicolor
- Elymus villosus
- Elymus violaceus
- Elymus virginicus
- Elymus viridulus
- Elymus vulpinus
- Elymus wawawaiensis
- Elymus yangiae
- Elymus yubaridakensis
- Elymus × yukonensis
- Elymus yushuensis
- Elymus zadoiensis
- Elymus zejensis
- Elymus zhui
Older classifications
Many species once considered members of Elymus are now regarded as better suited to other genera: Agropyron, Anthosachne, Brachypodium, Cenchrus, Crithopsis, Heteranthelium, Jouvea, Kengyilia, Leymus, Psathyrostachys, Stenostachys, Taeniatherum, Thinopyrum etc.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Diaz. Oscar. Genetic diversity in Elymus species (Triticeae) with emphasis on the Nordic region. 1999. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences . 91-576-5493-X.
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358102#page/95/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 83-84
- Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . 2006 . CRC World Dictionary of grasses: Common names, Scientific names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology . 1 . 755–787 . CRC Press . 9780849313035 .
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=111513 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 400 披碱草属 pi jian cao shu Elymus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 83. 1753.
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=111513 Flora of Pakistan Elymus Linn., Sp. Pl. 1:83. 1753. Gen. Pl., ed. 5. 36. 1754; Tzvelev, Poaceae URSS 106. 1976; Melderis in Tutin et al., Fl. Eur. 5:192. 1980.
- http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Elymus Altervista Flora Italiana genere Elymus
- http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Elymus Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- Web site: Elymus . 2024 . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 12 July 2024.
