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Poaceae
Elymus

not marked as a favorite taxon Elymus Linnaeus. Common name: Wild-rye, Rye Grass.

Key to Elymus

A genus of about 150 species, semicosmopolitan in temperate regions. The genus, as now circumscribed, includes all allopolyploid taxa with at least one chromosome complement contributed from Pseudoroegneria. North American Elymus species are all allopolyploids of Pseudoroegneria and Hordeum (Helfgott & Mason-Gamer 2004). Reference: Barkworth, Campbell, & Salomon in FNA (2007a); Campbell (2000); Church (1967); Tucker (1996)=Z; Barkworth (1997)=X. This treatment largely follows Barkworth, Campbell, & Salomon in FNA (2007a).

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Subfamily: Pooideae. Tribe: Triticeae. Subtribe: Hordeinae. supertribe: Triticodae. clade: "BOP".

ID notes: Measurements of the spike include the awns, but measurements of spikelets and its components do not. Rachis internodes should be measured near the middle of the spike. Glume widths are measured at the widest point, or if the widest point is not apparent, at about 5 mm above the glume base.

References: Barger et al. (2023); Barkworth (1997); Barkworth, Campbell, & Salomon (2007) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007a); Bush (1926); Campbell (2000); Church (1967); Haines (2020c); Poindexter & Weakley (2017); Tucker (1996). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Elymus© Richard & Teresa Ware | Elymus hystrix var. hystrix CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #2 of Elymus© Gary P. Fleming | Elymus repens | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Elymus© Gary P. Fleming | Elymus riparius | Original Image ⭷

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