See other conspecific taxa:

• Psathyrostachys juncea subsp. hyalantha (0 accessions)
• Psathyrostachys juncea subsp. juncea (0 accessions)

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

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

• (=) Elymus desertorum Kar. & Kir.

Common names:

• Russian-wild rye  (Source: Genet Res Crop Evol) - English
• stäppråg  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish
• xin mai cao  (Source: F ChinaEng) - Transcribed Chinese
• lomkokolosnik sitnikovyj  (Source: Mansf Ency) - Transliterated Russian

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: forage; forage; forage

Distributional Range:

Native

Asia-Temperate

• WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (e.)
• SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Gorno-Altay, Tuva, Altay, Krasnoyarsk (s.), Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tyumen (s.)]
• MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (n.), Uzbekistan (n.)
• MONGOLIA: Mongolia
• CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]

Europe

• EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation, [Kalmykia, Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgograd] Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.e.)]


Naturalized

Northern America

• North America (w.)

References:

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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=70517. Accessed 18 May 2024.