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Elymus

The genus Elymus is in the family Poaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Elymus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Elymus abolinii (Drobow) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus afghanicus (Melderis) G.Singh Accepted H WCSP
Elymus africanus Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus alashanicus (Keng ex Keng & S.L. Chen) S.L. Chen Accepted L TRO
Elymus alatavicus (Drobow) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus albicans (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus alienus (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus alpinus L.B.Cai Accepted H WCSP
Elymus altissimus (Keng) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus angulatus J.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Elymus angustispiculatus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus anthosachnoides (Keng) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus antiquus (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus apricus Á.Löve & Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus arcuatus (Golosk.) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus aristiglumis (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus arizonicus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould Accepted H WCSP
Elymus atratus (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus bakeri (E.Nelson) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus barbatus Kurtz Accepted H WCSP
Elymus barbicallus (Ohwi) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus barystachyus L.B.Cai Accepted H WCSP
Elymus batalinii (Krasn.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus borianus (Melderis) Cope Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × brachyphyllus (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus brevipes (Keng & S.L.Chen) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus bungeanus (Trin.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus burchan-buddae (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted L WCSP
Elymus buschianus (Roshev.) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus cacuminus B.Rong Lu & B.Salomon Accepted H WCSP
Elymus caesifolius Á.Löve ex S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus caianus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus calcicola (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus calderi Barkworth Accepted H WCSP
Elymus canadensis L. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus caninus (L.) L. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus caucasicus (K.Koch) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × cayouetteorum (B. Boivin) Barkworth Accepted M TRO
Elymus cheniae (L.B.Cai) G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus ciliaris (Trin.) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus clivorum Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus cognatus (Hack.) Cope Accepted H WCSP
Elymus colorans (Melderis) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus confusus (Roshev.) Tzvelev Accepted L WCSP
Elymus cordilleranus Davidse & R.W.Pohl Accepted H WCSP
Elymus curtiaristatus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus curvatiformis (Nevski) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus curvifolius (Lange) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × czilikensis Tzvelev Accepted M TRO
Elymus czimganicus (Drobow) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus dahuricus Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus debilis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus dentatus (Hook.f.) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus distichus (Thunb.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus diversiglumis Scribn. & C.R.Ball Accepted H WCSP
Elymus dolichatherus (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus drobovii (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus duthiei (Melderis) G.Singh Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × ebingeri G.C.Tucker Accepted H WCSP
Elymus edelbergii (Melderis) O.Andersson & Podlech Accepted H WCSP
Elymus elongatus (Host) Runemark Accepted H WCSP
Elymus enysii (Kirk) Á.Löve & Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus erosiglumis Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus falcis Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus farctus (Viv.) Runemark ex Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus fedtschenkoi Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus festucoides (Maire) Ibn Tattou Accepted H WCSP
Elymus fibrosus (Schrenk) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus flaccidifolius (Boiss. & Heldr.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus formosanus (Honda) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus geminatus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen Accepted L WCSP
Elymus gentryi (Melderis) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus glaberrimus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus glabriflorus (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Scribn. & C.R.Ball Accepted H WCSP
Elymus glaucissimus (Popov) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus glaucus Buckley Accepted H WCSP
Elymus gmelinii (Ledeb.) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus grandiglumis (Keng & S.L.Chen) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus grandis (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × hansenii Scribn. Accepted M TRO
Elymus himalayanus (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus hispidus (Opiz) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus hitchcockii Davidse Accepted H WCSP
Elymus hondae (Kitag.) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus hongyuanensis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus humidorum (Ohwi & Sakam.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus humilis (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus hybridus (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus hystrix L. Accepted M TRO
Elymus × incertus H.Hartmann Accepted H WCSP
Elymus interruptus Buckley Accepted H WCSP
Elymus intramongolicus (Shan Chen & W.Gao) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus ircutensis Peschkova Accepted H WCSP
Elymus jacquemontii (Hook.f.) Cope Accepted H WCSP
Elymus jacutensis (Drobow) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus karakabinicus Kotukhov Accepted H WCSP
Elymus kaschgaricus D.F.Cui Accepted H WCSP
Elymus kengii (Tzvelev) D.F.Cui Accepted H WCSP
Elymus kokonoricus (Tzvelev) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus kuramensis (Melderis) Cope Accepted H WCSP
Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould Accepted H WCSP
Elymus laxiflorus (Keng) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus laxinodis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus lazicus (Boiss.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus leiotropis (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus lenensis (Popov) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus libanoticus (Hack.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × littoreus (Schumach.) Lambinon Accepted H WCSP
Elymus lolioides (P.Candargy) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus longiaristatus (Boiss.) Tzvelev Accepted L WCSP
Elymus longisetus (Hitchc.) Veldkamp Accepted H WCSP
Elymus macgregoriorum R.E.Brooks & J.J.N.Campb. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus macrochaetus (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × macrolepis (Drobow) Tzvelev Accepted M TRO
Elymus macrourus (Turcz.) Tzvelev Accepted L WCSP
Elymus magadanensis A.P.Khokhr. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus magellanicus (Desv.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus magnicaespes D.F.Cui Accepted H WCSP
Elymus magnipodus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × maltei Bowden Accepted H WCSP
Elymus marginatus (H.Lindb.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus melantherus (Keng & S.L.Chen) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus mendocinus (Parodi) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus multiflorus (Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.) Á.Löve & Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus mutabilis (Drobow) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus nakaii (Kitag.) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus nepalensis (Melderis) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus nipponicus Jaaska Accepted H WCSP
Elymus nodosus (Nevski) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × nothus (Melderis) G.Singh Accepted H WCSP
Elymus nutans Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × obtusiusculus (Lange) Melderis & D.C.McClint. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × oliveri (Druce) Melderis & D.C.McClint. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus panormitanus (Parl.) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus parviglume (Keng) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus patagonicus Speg. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus pendulinus (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × pinalenoensis (Pyrah) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey Accepted M TRO
Elymus praeruptus Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus pseudocaninus G.H.Zhu & S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus puberulus (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus pulanensis (H.L.Yang) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus pungens (Pers.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus purpuraristatus C.P. Wang & H.L. Yang Accepted M TRO
Elymus purpuraristus C.P.Wang & H.L.Yang Accepted H WCSP
Elymus purpurascens (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus pycnanthus (Godr.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus rectisetus (Nees) Á.Löve & Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus reflexiaristatus (Nevski) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus repens (L.) Gould Accepted H WCSP
Elymus retroflexus B.Rong Lu & B.Salomon Accepted H WCSP
Elymus retusus Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus rigidulus (Keng) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus riparius Wiegand Accepted H WCSP
Elymus russellii (Melderis) Cope Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sacandros Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sajanensis (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × saundersii Vasey Accepted M TRO
Elymus × saxicola Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus scabridulus (Ohwi) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus scabrifolius (Döll) J.H.Hunz. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus scabriglumis (Hack.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus scabrus (R.Br.) Á.Löve Accepted L WCSP
Elymus schrenkianus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus schugnanicus (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sclerophyllus (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sclerus Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus scribneri (Vasey) M.E.Jones Accepted H WCSP
Elymus semicostatus (Nees ex Steud.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus serotinus (Keng) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus serpentinus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus shandongensis B.Salomon Accepted H WCSP
Elymus shouliangiae (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sibinicus Kotukhov Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sibiricus L. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sierrae Gould Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sikkimensis (Melderis) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sinkiangensis D.F.Cui Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sinoflexuosus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould Accepted H WCSP
Elymus solandri (Steud.) Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sosnowskyi (Hack.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus spicatus (Pursh) Gould Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × spurius (Melderis) G.Singh Accepted H WCSP
Elymus stebbinsii Gould Accepted H WCSP
Elymus stenachyrus (Keng & S.L.Chen) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus stenostachyus (Melderis) O.Andersson & Podlech Accepted H WCSP
Elymus stewartii (Melderis) Cope Accepted H WCSP
Elymus stipifolius (Czern. ex Nevski) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus strictus (Keng) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus submuticus (Hook.) Smyth Accepted H WCSP
Elymus svensonii Church Accepted H WCSP
Elymus sylvaticus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus tauri (Boiss. & Bal.) Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Elymus tenuis (Buch.) Á.Löve & Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus tenuispicus (J.L.Yang & Y.H.Zhou) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus thoroldianus (Oliv.) G.Singh Accepted H WCSP
Elymus tibeticus (Melderis) G.Singh Accepted H WCSP
Elymus tilcarensis (J.H.Hunz.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners Accepted H WCSP
Elymus transhyrcanus (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus trichospicula (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus tridentatus (C.Yen & J.L.Yang) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus troctolepis (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus tsukushiensis Honda Accepted H WCSP
Elymus uralensis (Nevski) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus varius (Keng & S.L.Chen) Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP
Elymus versicolor A.P.Khokhr. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus villifer C.P.Wang & H.L.Yang Accepted H WCSP
Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus virginicus L. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus viridulus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen Accepted H WCSP
Elymus vulpinus Rydb. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus × wallii (Connor) Á.Löve & Connor Accepted H WCSP
Elymus wawawaiensis J.R.Carlson & Barkworth Accepted H WCSP
Elymus woroschilowii Prob. Accepted H WCSP
Elymus yangiae B.Rong Lu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus yukonensis (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve Accepted H WCSP
Elymus yushuensis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu Accepted H WCSP
Elymus zejensis Prob. Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 671 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Elymus. Of these 221 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 429 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Elymus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 671 species names for the genus Elymus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 221 32.9%
◕ Synonym 381 56.8%
◕ Unplaced 6 0.9%
◕ Unassessed 63 9.4%

All names

The status of the 1,100 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Elymus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 242 22.0%
◕ Synonym 781 71.0%
◕ Unplaced 6 0.5%
◕ Unassessed 71 6.5%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 671 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Elymus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 206 314 0 0 520 77.5%
Medium confidence 8 43 0 0 51 7.6%
Low confidence 7 24 6 63 100 14.9%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Elymus, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 9 50 0 13 0 72 10.7%
WCSP 212 331 6 50 0 599 89.3%