Elymus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Hordeeae
Subtribus: Hordeinae
Genus: Elymus
Species: (221 sensu Simon (et al.) (2013))
Valid species

E. abolinii – E. aduoensis – E. afghanicus – E. africanus – E. agropyroides – E. alashanicus – E. alaskanus – E. alatavicus – E. albicans – E. alienus – E. alpinus – E. altissimus – E. andinus – E. angulatus – E. angustispiculatus – E. antarcticus – E. anthosachnoides – E. antiquus – E. araucanus – E. arcuatus – E. aristiglumis – E. arizonicus – E. atratus – E. bakeri – E. barbicallus – E. barystachyus – E. batalinii – E. borianus – E. brachyphyllus – E. breviaristatus – E. brevipes – E. bungeanus – E. burchanbuddae – E. buschianus – E. cacuminus – E. caesifolius – E. caianus – E. calcicola – E. calderi – E. canadensis – E. canaliculatus – E. caninus – E. caucasicus – E. cheniae – E. churchii – E. ciliaris – E. clivorum – E. colorans – E. confusus – E. cordilleranus – E. curtiaristatus – E. curvatiformis – E. curvatus – E. curvifolius – E. dahuricus – E. dasystachys – E. debilis – E. dentatus – E. divaricatus – E. diversiglumis – E. dolichatherus – E. drobovii – E. durus – E. duthiei – E. edelbergii – E. elytrigioides – E. embergeri – E. erosiglumis – E. excelsus – E. fedtschenkoi – E. festucoides – E. fibrosus – E. flaccidifolius – E. formosanus – E. gayanus – E. gentryi – E. glaberrimus – E. glabriflorus – E. glaucissimus – E. glaucus – E. gmelinii – E. grandiglumis – E. grandis – E. haifensis – E. himalayanus – E. hirsutus – E. hitchcockii – E. hoffmannii – E. hondae – E. hongyuanensis – E. hordeoides – E. humidorum – E. humilis – E. hybridus – E. hystrix – E. interruptus – E. intramongolicus – E. ircutensis – E. jacquemontii – E. jacutensis – E. jufinshanicus – E. kaachemicus – E. kamojii – E. kanashiroi – E. karakabinicus – E. kasteki – E. kengii – E. kingianus – E. komarovii – E. kronokensis – E. kuramensis – E. lanceolatus – E. laxinodis – E. lazicus – E. leianthus – E. leiotropis – E. lenensis – E. libanoticus – E. lolioides – E. longearistatus – E. longifolium – E. macgregorii – E. mackenzii – E. macrochaetus – E. macrourus – E. magadanensis – E. magellanicus – E. magnicaespes – E. magnipodus – E. marginatus – E. mendocinus – E. minus – E. multicaulis – E. multisetus – E. mutabilis – E. nakaii – E. nepalensis – E. nevskii – E. nodosus – E. nuristanicus – E. nutans – E. panormitanus – E. patagonicus – E. pendulinus – E. pilosus – E. platyphyllus – E. praeruptus – E. pringlei – E. pseudocaninus – E. puberulus – E. pulanensis – E. purpuraristatus – E. purpurascens – E. reflexiaristatus – E. repens – E. retroflexus – E. retusus – E. rigescens – E. rigidulus – E. riparius – E. russellii – E. sajanensis – E. scaber – E. scabridulus – E. scabrifolius – E. scabriglumis – E. schugnanicus – E. sclerophyllus – E. scribneri – E. semicostatus – E. serotinus – E. serpentinus – E. setuliferus – E. shandongensis – E. shouliangiae – E. sibinicus – E. sibiricus – E. sierrae – E. sikkimensis – E. sinicus – E. sinkiangensis – E. sinoflexuosus – E. sinosubmuticus – E. sosnowskyi – E. stebbinsii – E. stenostachyus – E. stewartii – E. stipifolius – E. strictus – E. svensonii – E. sylvaticus – E. tangutorum – E. tauri – E. tenuispicus – E. texensis – E. thomsonii – E. tianschanigenus – E. tibeticus – E. tilcarensis – E. trachycaulus – E. transhyrcanus – E. trichospiculus – E. tridentatus – E. troctolepis – E. tschimganicus – E. tsukushiensis – E. uralensis – E. villifer – E. villosus – E. virginicus – E. viridulus – E. vulpinus – E. wawawaiensis – E. wiegandii – E. woroschilowii – E. yangiae – E. yezoensis – E. yubaridakensis – E. yushuensis – E. zejensis – E. zhui

Nothospecies: E. × cayouetteorum – E. × dorei – E. × ebingeri – E. × hansenii – E. × macrolepis – E. × maltei – E. × mossii – E. × palmerensis – E. × pinaloensis – E. x pseudorepens – E. × saundersii – E. × saxicola – E. × spurius – E. × versicolor – E. × yukonensis
Invalid names

E. apricus – E. austromontanus – E. brachyaristatus – E. californicus – E. coreanus – E. donianus – E. elymoides – E. enysii – E. falcis – E. foliosus – E. japonicus – E. kokonoricus – E. laxiflorus – E. mayebaranus – E. melantherus – E. multiflorus – E. nipponicus – E. parishii – E. pseudonutans – E. purpuraristus – E. ramosus – E. rectisetus – E. schrenkianus – E. sclerus – E. sierrus – E. solandri – E. stenachyrus – E. submuticus – E. tenuis – E. thoroldianus – E. transbaicalensis – E. vaillantianus – E. varius – E. x brachyphyllus – E. x lineariglumis – E. x russellii
Name

Elymus L., Sp. Pl.: 83 (1753)
Type species: Elymus sibiricus L., Sp. Pl.: 83 (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Sitospelos Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 36, 606 (1763), nom. superfl.
Elytrigia Desv., Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 190 (1810)
Sitanion Raf., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 103 (1819)
Polyantherix Nees, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 284 (1838)
Braconotia Godr., Fl. Lorraine 3: 191 (1844)
Cryptopyrum Heynh., Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 174 (1846), nom. inval.
Roegneria K.Koch, Linnaea 21: 413 (1848)
Crithopyrum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 344 (1854)
Elytrigium Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 130 (1881)
Goulardia Husn., Graminées: 83 (1899)
Terrellia Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 227 (1915), nom. superfl.
Clinelymus (Griseb.) Nevski, Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 640 (1931 publ. 1932)
Campeiostachys Drobow, in Fl. Uzbekist. 1: 300, 540 (1941)
Semeiostachys Drobow, in Fl. Uzbekist. 1: 281, 539 (1941)
× Elymotrigia Hyl., Nordisk Karlvaxtfl. 1: 371 (1953)
× Elysitanion Bowden, Canad. J. Bot. 45: 721 (1967)
× Terrelymus B.R.Baum, Canad. J. Bot. 57: 947 (1979)
Lophopyrum Á.Löve, Taxon 29: 351 (1980)
Psammopyrum Á.Löve, Veröff. Geobot. Inst. E. T. H. Stiftung Rübel Zürich 87: 50 (1986)
Trichopyrum Á.Löve, Veröff. Geobot. Inst. E. T. H. Stiftung Rübel Zürich 87: 49 (1986)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 83.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Elymus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Elymus. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
Tropicos.org 2013. Elymus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Elymus. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.
'eFloras 2008. Flora of Pakistan. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Vernacular names
беларуская: Пырнік
čeština: Pýrovník
Deutsch: Quecken
English: Wildrye or Wheatgrass
suomi: Villivehnät
Nordfriisk: Kwegen
polski: Perz
русский: Пырей
Türkçe: Yabani arpa
中文: 批碱草属

Elymus is a genus of perennial plants with approximately 150 species[5] in the grass family, related to rye, wheat, and other widely grown cereal grains.[6]

Elymus is a cosmopolitan genus, represented by species across all continents of the world.[7] Common names include couch grass, wildrye and wheatgrass.[8][9][10][11]

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.[12]

The following species are recognised by The Plant List:[1][12]

Elymus abolinii
Elymus afghanicus
Elymus africanus
Elymus alatavicus
Elymus albicans
Elymus alienus
Elymus alopex
Elymus alpinus
Elymus altissimus
Elymus angsaiensis
Elymus angulatus
Elymus angustispiculatus
Elymus anthosachnoides
Elymus antiquus
Elymus apricus
Elymus arcuatus
Elymus aristiglumis
Elymus arizonicus
Elymus athericus
Elymus atratus
Elymus bakeri
Elymus barbatus
Elymus barbicallus
Elymus barystachyus
Elymus batalinii
Elymus borianus
Elymus × brachyphyllus
Elymus brevipes
Elymus bungeanus
Elymus burchan-buddae
Elymus buschianus
Elymus cacuminus
Elymus caesifolius
Elymus caianus
Elymus calcicola
Elymus calderi
Elymus californicus
Elymus canadensis
Elymus caninus
Elymus caucasicus
Elymus cheniae
Elymus churchii
Elymus ciliaris
Elymus cinereus
Elymus clivorum
Elymus cognatus
Elymus colorans
Elymus confusus
Elymus cordilleranus
Elymus curtiaristatus
Elymus curvatiformis
Elymus curvifolius
Elymus × czilikensis
Elymus czimganicus
Elymus dahuricus
Elymus debilis
Elymus dentatus
Elymus distichus
Elymus diversiglumis
Elymus dolichatherus
Elymus drobovii
Elymus × drucei
Elymus durus
Elymus duthiei
Elymus × ebingeri
Elymus edelbergii
Elymus elongatus
Elymus elymoides
Elymus enysii
Elymus erosiglumis
Elymus falcis
Elymus farctus
Elymus fedtschenkoi
Elymus festucoides
Elymus fibrosus
Elymus flaccidifolius
Elymus formosanus
Elymus geminatus
Elymus gentryi
Elymus glaberrimus
Elymus glaucissimus
Elymus glaucus
Elymus gmelinii
Elymus grandiglumis
Elymus grandis
Elymus × hansenii
Elymus himalayanus
Elymus hirsutus
Elymus hispidus
Elymus hitchcockii
Elymus hoffmannii
Elymus hondae
Elymus hongyuanensis
Elymus hordeoides
Elymus humidorum
Elymus humilis
Elymus hybridus
Elymus hystrix
Elymus × incertus
Elymus interruptus
Elymus intramongolicus
Elymus ircutensis
Elymus jacquemontii
Elymus jacutensis
Elymus karakabinicus
Elymus kaschgaricus
Elymus kengii
Elymus khokhrjakovii
Elymus kokonoricus
Elymus kuramensis
Elymus lancangensis
Elymus lanceolatus
Elymus laxiflorus
Elymus laxinodis
Elymus lazicus
Elymus leiotropis
Elymus lenensis
Elymus libanoticus
Elymus × littoreus
Elymus lolioides
Elymus longiaristatus
Elymus longifolius
Elymus longisetus
Elymus macgregorii
Elymus macgregoriorum
Elymus macrochaetus
Elymus macrourus
Elymus magadanensis
Elymus magellanicus
Elymus magnicaespes
Elymus magnipodus
Elymus × maltei
Elymus marginatus
Elymus melantherus
Elymus mendocinus
Elymus mollis
Elymus × mucronatus
Elymus multiflorus
Elymus multisetus
Elymus mutabilis
Elymus nakaii
Elymus nepalensis
Elymus nipponicus
Elymus nodosus
Elymus × nothus
Elymus nutans
Elymus × obtusiusculus
Elymus × oliveri
Elymus panormitanus
Elymus parviglume
Elymus patagonicus
Elymus pendulinus
Elymus petrovii
Elymus plurinervis
Elymus praeruptus
Elymus probatovae
Elymus pseudocaninus
Elymus puberulus
Elymus pulanensis
Elymus pungens
Elymus purpuraristus
Elymus purpurascens
Elymus pycnanthus
Elymus rectisetus
Elymus reflexiaristatus
Elymus repens
Elymus retroflexus
Elymus retusus
Elymus rigidulus
Elymus riparius
Elymus russellii
Elymus sacandros
Elymus sajanensis
Elymus × saundersii
Elymus × saxicola
Elymus scabridulus
Elymus scabrifolius
Elymus scabriglumis
Elymus scabrus
Elymus schrenkianus
Elymus schugnanicus
Elymus sclerophyllus
Elymus scribneri
Elymus semicostatus
Elymus serotinus
Elymus serpentinus
Elymus shandongensis
Elymus shouliangiae
Elymus sibinicus
Elymus sibiricus
Elymus sierrae
Elymus sikkimensis
Elymus sinkiangensis
Elymus sinoflexuosus
Elymus sinosubmuticus
Elymus smithii
Elymus solandri
Elymus sosnowskyi
Elymus spicatus
Elymus × spurius
Elymus stebbinsii
Elymus stenachyrus
Elymus stenostachyus
Elymus stewartii
Elymus stipifolius
Elymus strictus
Elymus submuticus
Elymus svensonii
Elymus sylvaticus
Elymus tangutorum
Elymus tauri
Elymus tenuis
Elymus tenuispicus
Elymus texensis
Elymus thoroldianus
Elymus tibeticus
Elymus tilcarensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Elymus transhyrcanus
Elymus trichospicula
Elymus tridentatus
Elymus troctolepis
Elymus tsukushiensis synonym Agropyron tsukushiense var. transiens (Hack.) Ohwi or Agropyron tsukushiense (Honda) Ohwi[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Elymus uralensis
Elymus varius
Elymus versicolor
Elymus villifer
Elymus villosus
Elymus virginicus
Elymus viridulus
Elymus vulpinus
Elymus × wallii
Elymus wawawaiensis
Elymus woroschilowii
Elymus yangiae
Elymus yukonensis
Elymus yushuensis
Elymus zejensis
Elymus zhui

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Diaz, Oscar (1999). Genetic diversity in Elymus species (Triticeae) with emphasis on the Nordic region. ISBN 91-576-5493-X.
Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 83-84
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of grasses: Common names, Scientific names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. 1. CRC Press. pp. 755–787. ISBN 9780849313035.
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 400 披碱草属 pi jian cao shu Elymus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 83. 1753.
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.
Altervista Flora Italiana genere Elymus photos and distribution maps for several species
Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
"The Plant List Elymus". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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