Leymus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Hordeeae
Genus: Leymus
Species: L. aemulans – L. ajanensis – L. akmolinensis – L. alaicus – L. altus – L. ambiguus – L. angustus – L. arenarius – L. aristiglumus – L. cappadocicus – L. chinensis – L. cinereus – L. condensatus – L. crassiusculus – L. divaricatus – L. duthiei – L. erianthus – L. flavescens – L. flexilis – L. flexus – L. innovatus – L. karelinii – L. komarovii – L. kopetdaghensis – L. lanatus – L. latiglumis – L. leptostachyus – L. mollis – L. multicaulis – L. mundus – L. nikitinii – L. obvipodus – L. ordensis – L. paboanus – L. pacificus – L. pendulus – L. pishanicus – L. pluriflorus – L. pseudoracemosus – L. pubinodes – L. racemosus – L. ramosus – L. ruoqiangensis – L. salina – L. secalinus – L. shanxiensis – L. sibiricus – L. spiniformis – L. tianschanicus – L. triticoides – L. villosissimus – L. yiunensis – L. yiwuensis

Nothospecies: L. × buriaticus – L. × fedtschenkoi – L. × jenisseiensis – L. × multiflorus – L. × ramosoides – L. × sphacelatus – L. × tuvinicus – L. × vancouverensis

Name

Leymus Hochst., Flora 31: 118 (1848).

Type species: Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst., Flora 31: 118 (1848)-

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Aneurolepidium Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1: 14, 27 (1933).
- Malacurus Nevski, Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 17: 38 (1934).
- Eremium Seberg & Linde-Laursen, Syst. Bot. 21: 10 (1996).
- Microhystrix (Tzvelev) Tzvelev & Prob., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 95: 858 (2010).
- Macrohystrix (Tzvelev) Tzvelev & Prob., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 95: 858 (2010).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria (introduced), Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia (introduced), Germany, Netherlands, Poland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Türkiye-in-Europe.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States (introduced), Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Türkiye.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Tasmania, Victoria.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Chatham Islands, New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana (introduced), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York (introduced), Pennsylvania.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile South (introduced).
Continental: Antarctic
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - Falkland Islands (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hochstetter, C.F.F. 1848. Nachträglicher Commentar zu meiner Abhandlung: „Aufbau der Graspflanze etc." Flora oder Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung 31(7): 105–118 BHL, (8): 121–135 BHL, (9): 140–152 BHL, (10): 154–167 BHL, (11): 171–188 BHL. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Leymus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 31. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Leymus. Accessed: 31 Oct 2025.Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Leymus. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
Tropicos.org 2013. Leymus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Leymus. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ليموس
беларуская: Каласняк
čeština: ječmenice
dansk: Marehalm
Deutsch: Strandroggen
English: wildrye
suomi: Rantavehnät
日本語: テンキグサ属
한국어: 개밀아재비속
lietuvių: Rugiaveidė
മലയാളം: ലെയ്മസ്
norsk: strandrugslekta
polski: Wydmuchrzyca
русский: Колосняк
svenska: Strandrågssläktet
українська: Колосняк
中文: 赖草属, 滨麦属