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Elymus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 83 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000013270.

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Synonyms of Elymus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Asprella Humb. Bot. Mag. (Römer & Usteri) 3(7): 5 (1790) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000003288
Braconotia Godr. Fl. Lorraine 3: 191 (1844) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005288
Campeiostachys Drobow Fl. Uzbekistan. 1: 300, 540 (1941) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006395
Clinelymus Nevski Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 640 (1931 publ. 1932) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000008622
Goulardia Husn. Graminées 83. 1899. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000016091
Polyantherix Nees Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 284. 1838. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000030681
Semeiostachys Drobow Fl. Uzbekistan 1: 281, 539. 1941. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035023
Sitanion Raf. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 103 (1819) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035557
Sitospelos Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 36, 606 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043939
Connorochloa Barkworth, S.W.L.Jacobs & H.Q.Zhang Breed. Sci. 59: 685 (2009) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046360

Species in Elymus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Elymus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus alaskanus var. islandicus (Melderis) Á.Löve Taxon 19: 299. 1970 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus alopex B.Salomon Willdenowia 35(2): 248 (-249; fig. 1). 2005 [23 Dec 2005] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001283867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus arenarius var. geniculatus (Curtis ex Sm.) Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. ed. 10: 257. 1870 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus arenarius var. leopolensis Zapal. Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, 4B: 195. 1904 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016480
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus arenarius var. macrostachyus Andersson Pl. Scand. 7. 1852 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus arenarius var. megastachys Andersson Pl. Scand. 7. 1852 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016308
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus arenarius var. minor Lange Haandb. Danske Fl. ed. 2: 54. 1856 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016384
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus arenarius var. multiflorus Hallier Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) App. 1: 8. 1863 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus arenarius var. triticoides Blytt Nye Bidrag Skand. Norge, Christiania 1(3): 13. 1892 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016446
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus athericus f. setigerus (Dumort.) Stace Edinburgh J. Bot. 76(2): 178. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200002525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus bonplandii Melderis – — wfo-0001099244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus caninus var. major Roth Tent. Fl. Germ. 2(1): 151. 1789 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016377
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus cinereus f. laevis H.St.John Fl. S.-e. Washington (St. John) (ed. 3) 47. 1963 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus dasystachys var. glabrior Regel Acta Horti Petrop. 7: 582 1881 — wfo-0001098749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus dasystachys var. pauciflorus Regel Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(II): 284. 1869 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016448
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus distans Desv. Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 201 (1831) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000866213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus donianus subsp. novae-angliae (Scribn.) D.Löve Taxon 17: 89. 1968 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus donianus var. stefanssonii (Melderis) Á.Löve Taxon 19: 299. 1970 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus drucei (Stace) Lambinon Nouv. Fl. Belg., Grand-Duché Luxemb., Nord France , ed. 5: 1047 (2004) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865894
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus drucei (Stace) Stace Edinburgh J. Bot. 76(2): 178. 2018 [3 Dec 2018] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200009782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus elytrigioides (C.Yen & J.L.Yang) B.Rong Lu Cathaya 6: 1 1994 — wfo-0000866244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus engelmannii hort. ex Avdulov Trudy Prikl. Bot. , Suppl. 44: 27 (1931) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000866246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus erianthus var. typicus Hauman Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 29: 409. 1917 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus farctus subsp. boreali-atlanticus (Simonet & Guin.) Melderis Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76(4): 383. 1978 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368563
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus farctus subsp. boreoatlanticus (Simonet & Guin.) Melderis Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76: 383. 1978 (1978) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200012380
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus farctus subsp. rechingeri (Runemark) Melderis Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76: 383 (1978) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000866257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus giganteus var. alterniflorus Regel Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(II): 283. 1869 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus glaucus var. hirsutus Malte Canad. Field-Naturalist 26: 146. 1913 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus griffithsii (Piper) Á.Löve – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001349998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus hystrix f. bigelovianus (Fernald) Dore Naturaliste Canad. 103: 557 (1976) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000866359
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus hystrix f. hystrix – – — wfo-0001096465
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus hystrix var. bigelovianus (Fernald) Mohlenbr. Ill. Fl. Illinois, Grasses : 206 (1972) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000866360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus hystrix var. hystrix – – — wfo-0001097040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus jenisseensis Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou xxix. I. 64. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865900
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus junceus var. glabriusculus Regel Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(II): 284. 1869 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016312
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus kamoji var. kamoji – – — wfo-0001266428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus lanceolatus subsp. yuonensis (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve Feddes Repert. 95: 470. 1984 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367319
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus laxus (Fr.) Melderis & D.C.McClint. Watsonia 14: 394 (1983) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865901
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus littoreus (Schumach.) Lambinon Nouv. Fl. Belg., Grand-Duché Luxemb., Nord France , ed. 3: 922 (1983) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865902
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus macgregorii var. hirsutispiculus A.Haines Bot. Notes 15: 7, fig. 2. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200007519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus maroccanus (Font Quer & Pau) Rivas Mart., Molero Mesa, Marfíl & G.Benítez Naturalia Cantabricae 8 Esp.(3): 116. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000022270
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus monococcos L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 879 (1759) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000866503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus mucronatus (Opiz) Conert Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. , ed. 3, 1(3; 10): 802 (1997) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865906
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus nakashimae (Ohwi) Yonek. J. Jap. Bot. 80(6): 332. 2005 [Dec 2005] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus noveboracensis Ehrh. – — wfo-0001099434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus obtusiusculus (Lange) Melderis & D.C.McClint. Watsonia 14: 394 (1983) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus oliveri (Druce) Melderis & D.C.McClint. Watsonia 14: 393 (1983) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pinalenoensis (Pyrah) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey Amer. J. Bot. 72(5): 772. 1985 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001098620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pinaloensis (Pyrah) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey Amer. J. Bot. 72: 772, 775 (1985) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865912
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus ramosoides Kolmak Mat. Fl. Zap. Kasak. 13. 1935 (1935) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000865914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus rechingeri (Runemark & sine ref.) Runemark Hereditas (Lund) 48: 548 (1962) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000866635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus repens f. aristatus (Schumach.) Stace Edinburgh J. Bot. 76(2): 178. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200002795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus repens subsp. littoreus (Schumach.) Conert Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. , ed. 3, 1(3; 10): 798 (1997) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001366988
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus repens var. dumetorum (Hoffm.) Prokh. Trudy Bot. Inst. Kharkov Univ. 3: 176. 1938 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus rhodopaeus Delip. Opred. Rast. Bulg. 491. 2011 -2011 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000036181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus salsuginosus var. glabrior (Regel) Roshev. Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 40: 255 1928 — wfo-0001098752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus scaber var. scaber (R.Br.) Á.Löve Austrobaileya 2(3) 1986 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus sibiricus var. minor Hack. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 7: 373. 1896 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus sitanion var. jubatum J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 18: 10. 1899 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus spegazzini Kurtz – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001350417
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus striatus var. propinquus (Fresen.) Hack. Exsicc. (Gram., J.A.Kneucker) 32: n.° 953. 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus tallonii (Simonet) M.Hassl. Fl. German. [M. Hassler & T. Muer] 1675. 2022 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000029992
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus trachycaulus (A.Nelson) Á.Löve – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001350129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus trachycaulus subsp. latiglumis (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey Great Basin Naturalist 43: 562. 1984 (1983 publ. 1984) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013068
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus triticoides var. multiflorus (Gould) Hoover Vasc. Pl. San Luis Obispo Co., Calif. 64. 1970 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391976
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus tschimganicus var. glabrispiculus D.F.Cui Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 10(3): 30. 1990 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000866809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus tschimganicus var. tschimganicus – – — wfo-0001277829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus virginicus f. monanthos R.J.Eaton & Griscom Rhodora 34: 32. 1932 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326364
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus virginicus f. strictior Kneuck. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 21: 87. 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326365
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus virginicus var. typicus Fernald Rhodora 35: 198. 1933 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401480