Elymus (plant)

Elymus (plant)
Elymus is a genus of perennial plants with approximately 150 species in the grass family, related to rye, wheat, and other widely grown cereal grains.
Elymus is a cosmopolitan genus, represented by species across all continents of the world.
Common names include couch grass, wildrye and wheatgrass.
Species
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of 2021:[1]
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 aristiglumis
Elymus arizonicus
Elymus athericus
Elymus atratus
Elymus bakeri
Elymus barbicallus
Elymus barystachyus
Elymus borianus
Elymus × brachyphyllus
Elymus brevipes
Elymus burchan-buddae
Elymus buschianus
Elymus cacuminis
Elymus caesifolius
Elymus caianus
Elymus calcicola
Elymus calderi
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 dahuricus
Elymus debilis
Elymus dentatus
Elymus diversiglumis
Elymus dolichatherus
Elymus dolichorhachis
Elymus × dorei
Elymus dorudicus
Elymus drobovii
Elymus durus
Elymus duthiei
Elymus × ebingeri
Elymus edelbergii
Elymus elymoides
Elymus erosiglumis
Elymus fedtschenkoi
Elymus festucoides
Elymus fibrosus
Elymus formosanus
Elymus glaberrimus
Elymus glaucissimus
Elymus glaucus
Elymus gmelinii
Elymus grandis
Elymus × hansenii
Elymus himalayanus
Elymus hirsutus
Elymus hitchcockii
Elymus hoffmannii
Elymus hondae
Elymus hongyuanensis
Elymus hordeoides
Elymus humidorum
Elymus humilis
Elymus hybridus
Elymus hystrix
Elymus × incertus
Elymus × interjacens
Elymus interruptus
Elymus intramongolicus
Elymus ircutensis
Elymus jacquemontii
Elymus jacutensis
Elymus karakabinicus
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 magnipodus
Elymus × maltei
Elymus margaritae
Elymus × mayebaranus
Elymus mendocinus
Elymus × mossii
Elymus multisetus
Elymus mutabilis
Elymus nakaii
Elymus nepalensis
Elymus nipponicus
Elymus nodosus
Elymus × nothus
Elymus nutans
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 schrenkianus
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 tenuispicus
Elymus texensis
Elymus tibeticus
Elymus tilcarensis
Elymus transhyrcanus
Elymus trichospicula
Elymus tridentatus
Elymus troctolepis
Elymus tsukushiensis
Elymus uralensis
Elymus × versicolor
Elymus villosus
Elymus violaceus
Elymus virginicus
Elymus viridulus
Elymus vulpinus
Elymus wawawaiensis
Elymus yangiae
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.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Factsheet from The Intermountain Herbarium - Utah State University
Poaceae genera
Grasses of Asia
Grasses of Europe
Grasses of North America
Grasses of South America
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus