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wild ryes and wheatgrasses
Elymus
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.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Quack Grass
speciesElymus repens
bottlebrush grass
speciesElymus hystrix
Virginia wildrye
speciesElymus virginicus
Canada wild rye
speciesElymus canadensis
Squirreltail
speciesElymus elymoides
blue wild rye
speciesElymus glaucus
silky wild rye
speciesElymus villosus
Southeastern Wildrye
speciesElymus glabriflorus
slender wheat grass
speciesElymus trachycaulus
Western Wheatgrass
speciesElymus smithii
bearded wild rye
speciesElymus caninus
Sand Couch-grass
speciesElymus farctus
river wild rye
speciesElymus riparius
MacGregor's Wildrye
speciesElymus macgregorii
Siberian Wild Rye
speciesElymus sibiricus
thickspike wheatgrass
speciesElymus lanceolatus
Big Squirreltail
speciesElymus multisetus
Wheatgrass
speciesElymus tsukushiensis
Elymus gmelinii
speciesElymus gmelinii
California bottle-brush grass
speciesElymus californicus
Wiegand's wild rye
speciesElymus wiegandii
Slender wheatgrass
speciesElymus ciliaris
Longleaf Squirreltail
speciesElymus longifolius
sea couch
speciesElymus pungens
Awnless Wild Rye
speciesElymus curvatus
Boreal Wild Rye
speciesElymus hirsutus
Elymus fibrosus
speciesElymus fibrosus
high wildrye
speciesElymus violaceus
Elymus dahuricus
speciesElymus dahuricus
Scribner's Wheatgrass
speciesElymus scribneri
Church's Wildrye
speciesElymus churchii
Montana wild rye
speciesElymus albicans
Svenson's Wildrye
speciesElymus svensonii
Elymus mutabilis
speciesElymus mutabilis
Texas Wildrye
speciesElymus interruptus
Elymus panormitanus
speciesElymus panormitanus
Elymus × hansenii
hybridElymus × hansenii
Elymus scabrifolius
speciesElymus scabrifolius
Thick-spike Wild Rye
speciesElymus macrourus
Stebbins' Wheat Grass
speciesElymus stebbinsii
Elymus confusus
speciesElymus confusus
Elymus nodosus
speciesElymus nodosus
Fuegian Couch
speciesElymus magellanicus
Elymus × saxicola
hybridElymus × saxicola
Arizona Wild Rye
speciesElymus arizonicus
Elymus nutans
speciesElymus nutans
Elymus pendulinus
speciesElymus pendulinus
Elymus barbicallus
speciesElymus barbicallus
Elymus shandongensis
speciesElymus shandongensis
Elymus woroschilowii
speciesElymus woroschilowii
Alaska wild rye
speciesElymus alaskanus
Sierra Wild Rye
speciesElymus sierrae
Elymus formosanus
speciesElymus formosanus
Elymus lolioides
speciesElymus lolioides
Elymus jacutensis
speciesElymus jacutensis
Elymus coreanus
speciesElymus coreanus
Snake River Wheatgrass
speciesElymus wawawaiensis
Elymus longearistatus
speciesElymus longearistatus
Elymus aenaeanus
speciesElymus aenaeanus
Ebinger's wild-rye
hybridElymus × ebingeri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52792.