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.Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of 2021: ref name=POWO>

*''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

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Poaceae genera
Grasses of Asia
Grasses of Europe
Grasses of North America
Grasses of South America
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus