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Elymus L.
wildrye
       
Symbol:   ELYMU  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Elymus L.

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Distribution:
Elymus L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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Related Taxa:
Elymus L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Elymus abolinii (Drobow) Tzvelev. .
Elymus abolinii
Distribution of Elymus agropyroides J. Presl. .
Elymus agropyroides
Distribution of Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve. .
Elymus alaskanus
Alaskan wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus albicans (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) A. Löve. . Image Available.
Elymus albicans
Montana wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus arizonicus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould. . Image Available.
Elymus arizonicus
Arizona wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus bakeri (E.E. Nelson) A. Löve. . Image Available.
Elymus bakeri
Baker's wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus batalinii (Krasn.) A. Löve. .
Elymus batalinii
Distribution of Elymus breviaristatus (Hitchc.) A. Löve. .
Elymus breviaristatus
Distribution of Elymus calderi Barkworth. .
Elymus calderi
Yukon wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould. . Image Available.
Elymus californicus
California bottlebrush grass
Distribution of Elymus canadensis L.. . Image Available.
Elymus canadensis
Canada wildrye
Distribution of Elymus caninus (L.) L.. . Image Available.
Elymus caninus
bearded wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus ×cayouetteorum (B. Boivin) Barkworth [sericeum × sibiricus]. .
Elymus ×cayouetteorum
Distribution of Elymus ciliaris (Trin.) Tzvel.. .
Elymus ciliaris
wildrye
Distribution of Elymus dahuricus Turcz. ex Griseb.. . Image Available.
Elymus dahuricus
Dahurian wild rye
Distribution of Elymus diversiglumis Scribn. & C.R. Ball. . Image Available.
Elymus diversiglumis
diverseglume wildrye
Distribution of Elymus donianus (F.B. White) A. Löve & D. Löve. .
Elymus donianus
Distribution of Elymus drobovii (Nevski) Tzvelev. .
Elymus drobovii
Distribution of Elymus ×ebingeri G. Tucker [hystrix × virginicus]. .
Elymus ×ebingeri
Distribution of Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. . Image Available.
Elymus elymoides
squirreltail
Distribution of Elymus fibrosus (Schrenk) Tzvelev. .
Elymus fibrosus
Distribution of Elymus glaucus Buckley. . Image Available.
Elymus glaucus
blue wildrye
Distribution of Elymus gmelinii (Ledeb.) Tzvel.. .
Elymus gmelinii
wildrye
Distribution of Elymus ×hansenii Scribn. (pro sp.) [glaucus × elymoides or multisetus]. . Image Available.
Elymus ×hansenii
Distribution of Elymus hirsutus J. Presl. . Image Available.
Elymus hirsutus
northern ryegrass
Distribution of Elymus hoffmannii K.B. Jensen & K.H. Asay. .
Elymus hoffmannii
RS wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus hystrix L.. . Image Available.
Elymus hystrix
eastern bottlebrush grass
Distribution of Elymus interruptus Buckley. . Image Available.
Elymus interruptus
Texas wildrye
Distribution of Elymus kronokensis (Kom.) Tzvelev [excluded]. .
Elymus kronokensis
Distribution of Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould. .
Elymus lanceolatus
thickspike wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus longearistatus (Boiss.) Tzvelev. .
Elymus longearistatus
Distribution of Elymus macrourus (Turcz.) Tzvelev. .
Elymus macrourus
tufted wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus magellanicus (E. Desv.) A. Löve. .
Elymus magellanicus
Distribution of Elymus ×maltei Bowden [canadensis × virginicus]. .
Elymus ×maltei
Distribution of Elymus ×mossii (Lepage) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey [canadensis × trachycaulis]. .
Elymus ×mossii
Distribution of Elymus multisetus M.E. Jones. . Image Available.
Elymus multisetus
big squirreltail
Distribution of Elymus mutabilis (Drobow) Tzvelev. .
Elymus mutabilis
Distribution of Elymus nevskii Tzvelev. .
Elymus nevskii
Distribution of Elymus nutans Griseb.. .
Elymus nutans
Distribution of Elymus ×palmerensis (Lepage) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey [macrourus × sibiricus]. .
Elymus ×palmerensis
Distribution of Elymus patagonicus Speg.. .
Elymus patagonicus
Distribution of Elymus pendulina (Nevski) Tzvel.. .
Elymus pendulina
wildrye
Distribution of Elymus ×pinaloensis (Pyrah) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey [arizonicus × hystrix]. .
Elymus ×pinaloensis
Distribution of Elymus praeruptus Tzvelev. .
Elymus praeruptus
Distribution of Elymus ×pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey [lanceolatus × trachycaulus]. . Image Available.
Elymus ×pseudorepens
Distribution of Elymus repens (L.) Gould. . Image Available.
Elymus repens
quackgrass
Distribution of Elymus riparius Wiegand. . Image Available.
Elymus riparius
riverbank wildrye
Distribution of Elymus sajanensis (Nevski) Tzvelev. .
Elymus sajanensis
tundra wildrye
Distribution of Elymus ×saundersii Vasey (pro sp.) [elymoides × trachycaulus]. . Image Available.
Elymus ×saundersii
Distribution of Elymus scabriglumis (Hack.) A. Löve. .
Elymus scabriglumis
Distribution of Elymus scribneri (Vasey) M.E. Jones. . Image Available.
Elymus scribneri
spreading wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus semicostatus (Nees ex Steud.) A. Löve. . Image Available.
Elymus semicostatus
drooping wildrye
Distribution of Elymus sibiricus L.. . Image Available.
Elymus sibiricus
Siberian wildrye
Distribution of Elymus sierrus Gould. . Image Available.
Elymus sierrus
Sierra wildrye
Distribution of Elymus stebbinsii Gould. .
Elymus stebbinsii
Parish wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus submuticus (Hook.) Smyth & Smyth. . Image Available.
Elymus submuticus
Virginia wildrye
Distribution of Elymus subsecundus (Link) A. Löve & D. Löve. .
Elymus subsecundus
bearded wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus svensonii Church. .
Elymus svensonii
Svenson's wildrye
Distribution of Elymus tangutorum (Nevshi) Hand.. .
Elymus tangutorum
wildrye
Distribution of Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. . Image Available.
Elymus trachycaulus
slender wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus transhyrcanus (Nevski) Tzvelev. .
Elymus transhyrcanus
Distribution of Elymus tsukushiensis Honda. .
Elymus tsukushiensis
Distribution of Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd.. . Image Available.
Elymus villosus
hairy wildrye
Distribution of Elymus virginicus L.. . Image Available.
Elymus virginicus
Virginia wildrye
Distribution of Elymus vulpinus Rydb.. . Image Available.
Elymus vulpinus
Rydberg's wildrye
Distribution of Elymus wawawaiensis J. Carlson & Barkworth. .
Elymus wawawaiensis
Snake River wheatgrass
Distribution of Elymus wiegandii Fernald. .
Elymus wiegandii
Wiegand's wildrye
Distribution of Elymus ×yukonensis (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve (pro sp.). .
Elymus ×yukonensis
Yukon wheatgrass
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Classification:
Elymus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Elymus L. – wildrye
 

More Accounts and Images:
Elymus L.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40677.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
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