''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

), native to Europe and

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

but widely naturalized in North America. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass. ; Species * ''

Agropyron badamense ''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass. ; Species * '' Agropyron badamense'' - Tajikista ...

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Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan * ''

Agropyron bulbosum ''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass. ; Species * ''Agropyron badamense'' - Tajikistan ...

'' - Iran * ''

Agropyron cimmericum ''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass. ; Species * ''Agropyron badamense'' - Tajikistan ...

'' - Ukraine,

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a po ...

* '' Agropyron cristatum'' - Crested wheatgrass - Eurasia + North Africa from Spain + Morocco to Korea + Khabarovsk; naturalized in western + central North America (United States, Canada, northern Mexico) * ''

Agropyron dasyanthum ''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass. ; Species * ''Agropyron badamense'' - Tajikistan ...

'' - Ukraine * ''

Agropyron desertorum ''Agropyron desertorum'' (clustered wheat grass, desert crested wheatgrass, desert wheatgrass, standard crested wheatgrass; syn. ''Agropyron cristatum'' subsp. ''desertorum'' (Fisch. ex Link) A. Löve, ''Agropyron cristatum'' var. ''desertorum'' ...

'' - Desert Wheatgrass - from

+ Caucasus to Mongolia + Siberia * ''

Agropyron deweyi ''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass. ; Species * ''Agropyron badamense'' - Tajikistan ...

'' - Turkey * ''

Agropyron fragile ''Agropyron fragile'' (Siberian wheatgrass) is a species of plant in the family Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cerea ...

'' - Siberian wheatgrass - from Caucasus to Mongolia; naturalized in scattered locales in western United States + Canada * ''

Agropyron michnoi ''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass. ; Species * ''Agropyron badamense'' - Tajikistan ...

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Buryatiya Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...

, Zabaykalsky Krai, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia * '' Agropyron mongolicum'' - Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Xinjiang * '' Agropyron × pilosiglume'' - European Russia * ''

Agropyron tanaiticum ''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass. ; Species * ''Agropyron badamense'' - Tajikistan ...

'' - Ukraine, European Russia * '' Agropyron thomsonii'' - Western Himalayas * '' Agropyron tsukushiense'' (Honda) Ohwi Ohwi'' synonym ''Elymus tsukushiensis'' * ''Agropyron tsukushiense'' var. ''transiens'' (Hack.) Ohwi synonym ''Elymus tsukushiensis'' ; formerly included species now considered better suited in other genera: ''

Crithopsis ''Crithopsis'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean and nearby areas. ;Species The only known species is ''Crithopsis delileana,'' native to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Crete, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, ...

Elymus

Kengyilia ''Kengyilia'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The genus is named in honor of Yi Li Keng. ; Species * '' Kengyilia alatavica'' (Drobow) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum - Gansu, Xinjiang, Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan * '' Ken ...

Leymus ''Leymus'' is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae (Gramineae). It is widespread across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. * ''Leymus aemulans'' - Xinjiang, Central Asia * ''Leymus ajanensis'' - Siberia, Russian Far East, Alaska * ''Leym ...

Thinopyrum ''Thinopyrum'' is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Thinopyrum'': *'' Thinopyrum acutum'' (DC.) Banfi - Europe, Turkey *'' Thinopyrum bessarabicum'' (Savul. & ...

Vulpia ''Vulpia'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to many countries around the world and naturalized in many of the nations to which it is not native. It is most common in temperate regions. ''Vulpia'' is a part of a group o ...

'' etc.

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Palearctic flora Poaceae genera Pooideae {{Pooideae-stub

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