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 | |
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| Elymus canadensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Triticodae |
| Tribe: | Triticeae |
| Genus: | Elymus L. |
| Type species | |
| Elymus sibiricus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
Species
editAs of 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepts 172 species:[12]
- Elymus abolinii (Drobow) Tzvelev
- Elymus aenaeanus (Hohla & H.Scholz) W.Lippert & Meierott ex Hohla
- Elymus afghanicus (Melderis) G.Singh
- Elymus africanus Á.Löve
- Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve
- Elymus albicans (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Á.Löve
- Elymus alienus (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus alpinus L.B.Cai
- Elymus altissimus (Keng & S.L.Chen) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu
- Elymus amgensis Tzvelev
- Elymus angsaiensis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu
- Elymus angulatus J.Presl
- Elymus angustispiculatus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus anthosachnoides (Keng & S.L.Chen) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu
- Elymus antiquus (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus × apiculatus (F.A.Tscherning) Barina
- Elymus arcuatus (Golosk.) Tzvelev
- Elymus arizonicus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould
- Elymus atratus (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.
- Elymus bakeri (E.E.Nelson) Á.Löve
- Elymus barbicallus (Ohwi) S.L.Chen
- Elymus barystachyus L.B.Cai
- Elymus × bobrovicus (Kotukhov) Olshanskyi
- Elymus borianus (Melderis) Cope
- Elymus × brachyphyllus (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Á.Löve
- Elymus brevipes (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen
- Elymus burchan-buddae (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus buschianus (Roshev.) Tzvelev
- Elymus cacuminis B.Rong Lu & B.Salomon
- Elymus caesifolius Á.Löve ex S.L.Chen
- Elymus caianus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould, California bottlebrush grass
- Elymus canadensis L.
- Elymus caninus (L.) L.
- Elymus caucasicus (K.Koch) Tzvelev
- Elymus cheniae (L.B.Cai) G.H.Zhu
- Elymus churchii J.J.N.Campb.
- Elymus ciliaris (Trin.) Tzvelev
- Elymus clivorum Melderis
- Elymus colorans (Melderis) Á.Löve
- Elymus confusus (Roshev.) Tzvelev
- Elymus cordilleranus Davidse & R.W.Pohl
- Elymus coreanus Honda
- Elymus curtiaristatus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus curvatiformis (Nevski) Á.Löve
- Elymus curvatus Piper
- Elymus × czilikensis (Drobow) Tzvelev
- Elymus czimganicus (Drobow) Tzvelev
- Elymus debilis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus dentatus (Hook.f.) Tzvelev
- Elymus diversiglumis Scribn. & C.R.Ball
- Elymus dolichatherus (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus dolichorhachis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu
- Elymus × dorei (Bowden) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey
- Elymus dorudicus (Assadi) Assadi
- Elymus durus (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus duthiei (Melderis) G.Singh
- Elymus × ebingeri G.C.Tucker
- Elymus edelbergii (Melderis) O.Andersson & Podlech
- Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey
- Elymus erosiglumis Melderis
- Elymus × fedoronchukii Olshanskyi
- Elymus fedtschenkoi Tzvelev
- Elymus festucoides (Maire) Ibn Tattou
- Elymus fibrosus (Schrenk) Tzvelev
- Elymus formosanus (Honda) Á.Löve
- Elymus glaberrimus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen
- Elymus glaucissimus (Popov) Tzvelev
- Elymus glaucus Buckley
- Elymus gmelinii (Trin.) Tzvelev
- Elymus grandis (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus × hansenii Scribn.
- Elymus hirsutus J.Presl
- Elymus hitchcockii Davidse
- Elymus hoffmannii K.B.Jensen & Asay
- Elymus hondae (Kitag.) S.L.Chen
- Elymus hongyuanensis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus hordeoides (Suksd.) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey
- Elymus humilis (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen
- Elymus hybridus (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus hystrix L.
- Elymus × incertus H.Hartmann
- Elymus × interjacens (Melderis) G.Singh
- Elymus interruptus Buckley
- Elymus intramongolicus (Shan Chen & W.Gao) S.L.Chen
- Elymus ircutensis Peschkova
- Elymus jacquemontii (Hook.f.) Tzvelev
- Elymus jacutensis (Drobow) Tzvelev
- Elymus karakabinicus Kotukhov
- Elymus kasteki (Popov) Sennikov
- Elymus khokhrjakovii Tzvelev
- Elymus kuramensis (Melderis) Cope
- Elymus lancangensis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu
- Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould
- Elymus laxinodis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus lazicus (Boiss.) Melderis
- Elymus leiotropis (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus lenensis (Popov) Tzvelev
- Elymus lolioides (P.Candargy) Melderis
- Elymus longearistatus (Boiss.) Tzvelev
- Elymus longifolius (J.G.Sm.) Gould
- Elymus macgregorii R.E.Brooks & J.J.N.Campb.
- Elymus macrochaetus (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus macrourus (Turcz. ex Steud.) Tzvelev
- Elymus magellanicus (É.Desv.) Á.Löve
- Elymus magnicaespes D.F.Cui
- Elymus magniherbosus Charit.
- Elymus magnipodus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus × maltei Bowden
- Elymus margaritae A.V.Agaf., Kobozeva & B.Salomon
- Elymus maroccanus (Font Quer & Pau) Rivas Mart., Molero Mesa, Marfíl & G.Benítez
- Elymus medius Charit.
- Elymus mendocinus (Parodi) Á.Löve
- Elymus × mossii (Lepage) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey
- Elymus multisetus (J.G.Sm.) Burtt Davy
- Elymus mutabilis (Drobow) Tzvelev
- Elymus nakaii (Kitag.) S.L.Chen
- Elymus nepalensis (Melderis) Melderis
- Elymus nipponicus Jaaska
- Elymus nodosus (Steven ex Griseb.) Melderis
- Elymus × nothus (Melderis) G.Singh
- Elymus × palmerensis (Lepage) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey
- Elymus panormitanus (Parl.) Tzvelev
- Elymus patagonicus Speg.
- Elymus pendulinus (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus petrovii Tzvelev
- Elymus praeruptus Tzvelev
- Elymus probatovae Tzvelev
- Elymus pseudocaninus G.H.Zhu & S.L.Chen
- Elymus × pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey
- Elymus puberulus (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus pulanensis (H.L.Yang) S.L.Chen
- Elymus pungens (Pers.) Melderis
- Elymus purpurascens (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus qingnanensis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu
- Elymus repens (L.) Gould
- Elymus retroflexus B.Rong Lu & B.Salomon
- Elymus rhodopaeus Delip.
- Elymus riparius Wiegand
- Elymus russellii (Melderis) Cope
- Elymus sajanensis (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus × saundersii Vasey
- Elymus × saxicola Scribn. & J.G.Sm.
- Elymus scabridulus (Ohwi) Tzvelev
- Elymus scabrifolius (Döll) J.H.Hunz.
- Elymus scabriglumis (Hack.) Á.Löve
- Elymus schugnanicus (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus sclerophyllus (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus scribneri (Vasey) M.E.Jones
- Elymus semicostatus (Steud.) Melderis
- Elymus serotinus (Keng) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu
- Elymus serpentinus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus shandongensis B.Salomon
- Elymus shirazicus Assadi
- Elymus shouliangiae (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus sibinicus Kotukhov
- Elymus sibiricus L.
- Elymus sikkimensis (Melderis) Melderis
- Elymus sinkiangensis D.F.Cui
- Elymus sinoflexuosus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus sinosubmuticus S.L.Chen
- Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould
- Elymus × spurius (Melderis) G.Singh
- Elymus stebbinsii Gould
- Elymus stenostachyus (Melderis) O.Andersson & Podlech
- Elymus strictus (Keng) S.L.Chen
- Elymus svensonii Church
- Elymus sylvaticus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen
- Elymus tenuis (Buchanan) Á.Löve & Connor
- Elymus tenuispicatus Charit.
- Elymus tenuispicus (J.L.Yang & Y.H.Zhou) S.L.Chen
- Elymus texensis J.J.N.Campb.
- Elymus tibeticus (Melderis) G.Singh
- Elymus tilcarensis (J.H.Hunz.) Á.Löve
- Elymus transhyrcanus (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus trichospicula (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus troctolepis (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus uralensis (Nevski) Tzvelev
- Elymus × versicolor A.P.Khokhr.
- Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd.
- Elymus violaceus (Hornem.) J.Feilberg
- Elymus virginicus L.
- Elymus viridulus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen
- Elymus vulpinus Rydb.
- Elymus wawawaiensis J.R.Carlson & Barkworth
- Elymus yangiae B.Rong Lu
- Elymus yubaridakensis (Honda) Ohwi
- Elymus × yukonensis (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve
- Elymus yushuensis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu
- Elymus zadoiensis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu
- Elymus zejensis Prob.
- Elymus zhui S.L.Chen
Older classifications
editMany 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.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Tropicos.org, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ Tropicos.org, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ Tropicos.org, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ Diaz, Oscar (1999). Genetic diversity in Elymus species (Triticeae) with emphasis on the Nordic region. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. 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. Vol. 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
- ^ "Elymus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "The Plant List Elymus". Retrieved 10 August 2016.
External links
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Data related to Elymus at Wikispecies- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Factsheet from The Intermountain Herbarium - Utah State University
