Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• Basionym: Elymus triticoides Buckley
• (≡) Elymus triticoides subsp. triticoides Buckley

Common names:

• beardless wild rye  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• creeping wild rye  (Source: F Utah ed2) - English

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: forage
• Environmental: revegetator; revegetator

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (s.)]
• NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (w.), Idaho, Montana (w.?), Oregon, Washington, Wyoming (w.)]
• SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (w.), Texas]
• SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
• NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte) (n.)]

References:

1. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
2. Barkworth, M. E. & R. J. Atkins. 1984. Leymus Hochst. (Gramineae: Triticeae) in North America: taxonomy and distribution. Amer. J. Bot. 71:618.
3. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Elymus triticoides Buckley
4. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
6. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
7. Hanson, A. A. 1972. Grass varieties in the United States
8. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
9. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
10. Löve, Á. 1984. Conspectus of the Triticeae. Feddes Repert. 95:482.
11. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 77-108. Note: this review mentioned the diversity of genome constitution in Triticeae, all types (NsXm) found in Leymus able to cross with wheat
12. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora. Note: = Elymus triticoides Buckley
13. Yen, C. et al. 2009. Synopsis of Leymus Hochst. (Triticeae: Poaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:82.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=102173. Accessed 18 May 2024.