Elymus (plant)

Elymus
Elymus canadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Triticodae
Tribe: Triticeae
Genus: Elymus
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Type species
Elymus sibiricus
Synonyms
  • Asperella Humb.
  • Braconotia Godr.
  • Campeiostachys Drobow
  • Chretomeris Nutt. ex J.G. Sm. nom. inval.
  • Clinelymus (Griseb.) Nevski
  • Crithopyrum Steud.
  • Cryptopyrum Heynh. nom. inval.
  • Elysitanion Bowden nom. illeg.
  • Elytrigia Desv.
  • Elytrigium Benth.
  • Goulardia Husn.
  • Gymnostichum Schreb.
  • Hystrix Moench
  • Lophopyrum Á.Löve
  • Pascopyrum Á.Löve
  • Peridictyon Seberg
  • Polyantherix Nees
  • Psammopyrum Á.Löve
  • Pseudoroegneria (Nevski) Á.Löve
  • Roegneria K.Koch
  • Semeiostachys Drobow.
  • Sitanion Raf.
  • Sitospelos Adans.
  • Terrellia Lunell
  • × Elymotrigia Hyl.
  • × Elysitanion Bowden
  • × Pseudelymus Barkworth & D.R.Dewey
  • × Terrelymus B.R.Baum

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, wild rye and wheatgrass.

The genus name Elymus comes from the Greek ἔλυμος (élumos) "foxtail millet, Setaria italica".

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