Elymus (plant)

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Elymus
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Elymus canadensis
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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
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • AsperellaHumb.
  • BraconotiaGodr.
  • CampeiostachysDrobow
  • ChretomerisNutt. ex J.G. Sm.nom. inval. [2]
  • Clinelymus(Griseb.) Nevski
  • CrithopyrumSteud.
  • CryptopyrumHeynh.nom. inval. [3]
  • ElysitanionBowdennom. illeg. [4]
  • Elytrigia Desv.
  • ElytrigiumBenth.
  • GoulardiaHusn.
  • GymnostichumSchreb.
  • HystrixMoench
  • LophopyrumÁ.Löve
  • PascopyrumÁ.Löve
  • Peridictyon Seberg
  • PolyantherixNees
  • PsammopyrumÁ.Löve
  • Pseudoroegneria(Nevski) Á.Löve
  • RoegneriaK.Koch
  • SemeiostachysDrobow.
  • SitanionRaf.
  • SitospelosAdans.
  • TerrelliaLunell
  • × ElymotrigiaHyl.
  • × ElysitanionBowden
  • × PseudelymusBarkworth & D.R.Dewey
  • × TerrelymusB.R.Baum

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]

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of 2021: [12]

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. [13]

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References

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  5. 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.
  6. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 83-84
  7. 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.
  8. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 400 披碱草属 pi jian cao shu Elymus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 83. 1753.
  9. 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.
  10. Altervista Flora Italiana genere Elymus photos and distribution maps for several species
  11. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  12. "Elymus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. "The Plant List Elymus" . Retrieved 10 August 2016.