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Elymus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 83 (1753)  

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) wfo-4000003288
Braconotia Godr. Fl. Lorraine 3: 191 (1844) wfo-4000005288
Clinelymus (Griseb.) Nevski Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 640 (1931 publ. 1932) wfo-4000008622
Crithopyrum Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 344 (1854) wfo-4000009717
Cryptopyrum Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew. : 174 (1846) wfo-4000009919
Elymotrigia Hyl. Nord. Kärlväxtfl. 1: 371 (1953) wfo-4000013268
Elysitanion Bowden Canad. J. Bot. 45: 721 (1967) wfo-4000013273
Elytrigia Desv. Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 190 (1810) wfo-4000013279
Goulardia Husn. Graminées : 83 (1899) wfo-4000016091
Hystrix Moench Methodus : 294 (1794) wfo-4000018908
Pascopyrum Á.Löve Taxon 29: 547 (1980) wfo-4000028282
Polyantherix Nees Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 284 (1838) wfo-4000030681
Psammopyrum Á.Löve Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 87: 50 (1986) wfo-4000031307
Pseudelymus Barkworth & D.R.Dewey Great Basin Naturalist 43(4): 570 (1983) wfo-4000031366
Roegneria K.Koch Linnaea 21: 413 (1848) wfo-4000033384
Semeiostachys Drobow Fl. Uzbekistan. 1: 281, 539 (1941) wfo-4000035023
Sitanion Raf. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 103 (1819) wfo-4000035557
Sitospelos Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 36, 606 (1763) wfo-4000043939
Connorochloa Barkworth, S.W.L.Jacobs & H.Q.Zhang Breed. Sci. 59: 685 (2009) wfo-4000046360
Elytrigium Benth. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 130 (1881) wfo-4100002266

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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 subsp. borealis (Turcz.) Melderis – — wfo-1200112181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus alaskanus subsp. subalpinus (Neuman) Melderis – — wfo-1200112182
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus alaskanus var. islandicus (Melderis) Á.Löve Taxon 19: 299. 1970 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] wfo-0001283867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus arthroides D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 300 (2024) wfo-1000081517
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus asiaticus var. asiaticus – – — wfo-0001251192
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus bessarabicus (Săvul. & Rayss) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 300 (2024) wfo-1000081518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus bobrovicus (Kotukhov) Olshanskyi Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 80(2): 130 2023 wfo-1000049750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus bonplandii Melderis – — wfo-0001099244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus boreoatlanticus (Simonet & Guin.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 300 (2024) wfo-1000081519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus brownei Kunth ex D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus calcis (Connor & Molloy) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus caninus subsp. caespitosus Charit. Vestn. Tobol'skoi Gosud. Sotsial'no-Pedagog. Akad. 3: 54. 2011 wfo-1200040815
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus ciliaris var. glaberrimus A.V.Agaf. & Kobozeva Botanica Pacifica 12(1): 148 2022 wfo-1200069325
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus ciliaris var. pubifolius A.V.Agaf. & Kobozeva Botanica Pacifica 12(1): 147 2022 wfo-1200069324
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 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 distans Desv. Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 201 (1831) wfo-0000866213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus divaricatus subsp. divaricatus – – — wfo-1200108128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus donianus subsp. novae-angliae (Scribn.) D.Löve Taxon 17: 89. 1968 wfo-0001368797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus donianus var. stefanssonii (Melderis) Á.Löve Taxon 19: 299. 1970 wfo-0001401473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus drucei (Stace) Stace Edinburgh J. Bot. 76(2): 178. 2018 [3 Dec 2018] [epublished] wfo-1200009782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus dshinalicus (Sablina) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081549
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus elongatus subsp. elongatus – – — wfo-0001097330
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 Avdulov Trudy Prikl. Bot. , Suppl. 44: 27 (1931) wfo-0000866246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus eremopyroides (Nevski ex C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081550
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus erianthus var. typicus Hauman Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 29: 409. 1917 wfo-0001401474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus farctus subsp. bessarabicus (Săvul. & Rayss) Melderis Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76: 383 (1978) wfo-0000866256
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus farctus subsp. boreali-atlanticus (Simonet & Guin.) Melderis Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76(4): 383. 1978 wfo-0001368563
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus farctus subsp. rechingeri (Runemark) Melderis Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76: 383 (1978) wfo-0000866257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus fedoronchukii Olshanskyi Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 80(2): 130 2023 wfo-1000049969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus friabilis D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081551
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus geminata (Keng & S.L.Chen) L.Liu Vasc. Pl. Hengduan Mount. 2: 2216 (1994):. wfo-0001236863
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus gobicola (C.Yen & J.L.Yang) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus gracillimus (Nevski) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081553
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus grandiglumis (Keng) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1200113173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus griffithsii (Piper) Á.Löve – wfo-0001349998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus guidenensis (C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus habahenensis (B.R.Baum, C.Yen & J.L.Yang) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus heidemaniae (Tzvelev) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081556
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus hejingensis (L.B.Cai & D.F.Cui) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus hispidus subsp. hispidus – – — wfo-0001097331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus hordeaceus (Hack.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus hostii D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081559
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) Bowden Canad. J. Bot. 42: 588. 1964 wfo-0001097039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus junceus subsp. bessarabicus (Săvul. & Rayss) Melderis Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76: 383 1978 — wfo-0001276447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus kamoji var. kamoji – – — wfo-0001266428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus karakabinicus (Kotukhov) Olshanskyi Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 80(2): 130 2023 wfo-1200041249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus karawaewii (P.A.Smirn.) Chepinoga Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 126 2023 wfo-1000056528
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus kasteki (Popov) Sennikov Checkl. Vasc. Pl. Tian-Shan 73 2021 wfo-1000056848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus kengii (Tzvelev) Á.Löve Feddes Repert. 95(7–8): 455 1984 — wfo-0001277131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus kengii D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1200113174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus kokonoricus (Keng) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1200113175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus krylovianus (Schischk.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081560
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus lanceolatus subsp. yuonensis (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve Feddes Repert. 95: 470. 1984 wfo-0001367319
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus laxiflorus (Keng) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1200113176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus laxistachyus (L.B.Cai & D.F.Cui) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 301 (2024) wfo-1000081561
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus linkii D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus macrourus subsp. macrourus – – — wfo-1200108209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus magniherbosus Charit. Vestn. Tobol'skoi Gosud. Sotsial'no-Pedagog. Akad. 3: 53 (-54). 2011 wfo-1000049253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus marginatus subsp. marginatus – – — wfo-1200107997
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus medius Charit. Vestn. Tobol'skoi Gosud. Sotsial'no-Pedagog. Akad. 3: 54 (-55). 2011 wfo-1000049254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus monococcos L. Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 879 (1759) wfo-0000866503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus multiramosus Y.C.Zhang PhytoKeys 249: 59 2024 wfo-1000076322
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus nakashimae (Ohwi) Yonek. J. Jap. Bot. 80(6): 332. 2005 [Dec 2005] wfo-0001356176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus neesii D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081563
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus noveboracensis Ehrh. – — wfo-0001099434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus oliveri (Druce) Melderis & D.C.McClint. Watsonia 14: 393 (1983) wfo-0000865910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus panormitanus var. heterophyllus (Bornm. ex Melderis) B.Salomon Nordic J. Bot. 14: 18–19 1994 — wfo-0001239766
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pauciflorus var. pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould Madroño 10: 94 1949 — wfo-0000866580
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pavlovii (Nevski) Sennikov Checkl. Vasc. Pl. Tian-Shan 73 2021 wfo-1000056849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pendulus (L.B.Cai) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus piettei (Cugnac) Z.H.Feng & Su Liu Phytoneuron 2024-85: 19 (2024) wfo-1000077499
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pinalenoensis (Pyrah) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey Amer. J. Bot. 72(5): 772. 1985 wfo-0001098620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pinaloensis (Pyrah) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey Amer. J. Bot. 72: 772, 775 (1985) wfo-0000865912
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus podperae (Nábělek) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081565
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pseudocaesius (Pacz.) Chepinoga Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 126 2023 wfo-1000056529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pseudovillosus D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus pulcherrimus (Grossh.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081567
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus qinghaica D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081568
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus rechingeri (Runemark) Runemark Hereditas (Lund) 48: 548 (1962) wfo-0000866635
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus retusus D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1200113177
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus rigidulus (Keng) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1200113178
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 – – wfo-0001399790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus scandicus (Nevski & Nevski) A.P.Khokhr. Fl. Magadan. Obl. 67 (1985) wfo-1000075453
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus schultesii D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus sect. Terrella (Nevski) Á.Löve & D.Löve Bot. Not. 114: 37 (1961) wfo-1000080947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus setuliferus (Nevski) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus shawanensis (L.B.Cai) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus spegazzini Kurtz – wfo-0001350417
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus stipifolius (Trautv.) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1200113179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus tahelacana (J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum) D.L.Fu Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(4): 302 (2024) wfo-1000081572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus tenuispicatus Charit. Vestn. Tobol'skoi Gosud. Sotsial'no-Pedagog. Akad. 3: 55. 2011 wfo-1000049255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus trachycaulus (A.Nelson) Á.Löve – wfo-0001350129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus trachycaulus subsp. trachycaulus – – — wfo-0001096093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus trachycaulus var. trachycaulus – – — wfo-0001097969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Elymus triticoides var. multiflorus (Gould) Hoover Vasc. Pl. San Luis Obispo Co., Calif. 64. 1970 wfo-0001391976