Leymus ambiguus

Leymus ambiguus

Leymus ambiguus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Hordeeae
Genus: Leymus
Species: Leymus ambiguus

Name

Leymus ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) D.R.Dewey, 1983

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Elymus ambiguus Vasey & Scribn. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 280 (1893)
  • Leymus innovatus subsp. ambiguus (Vasey & Scribn.) Á.Löve in Taxon 29: 168 (1980)
• Heterotypic
  • Elymus ambiguus var. salmonis C.L.Hitchc. in Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. 1: 558 (1909)
  • Leymus salina subsp. mojavensis Barkworth & R.J.Atkins in Amer. J. Bot. 71: 621 (1984)
  • Leymus salina var. mojavensis (Barkworth & R.J.Atkins) C.Yen & J.L.Yang in J. Syst. Evol. 47: 81 (2009)
  • Leymus salina subsp. salmonis (C.L.Hitchc.) R.J.Atkins in Great Basin Naturalist 43: 569 (1983)
  • Leymus salina var. salmonis (C.L.Hitchc.) C.Yen & J.L.Yang in J. Syst. Evol. 47: 81 (2009)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Regional: Southwestern USA California References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dewey, D.R., 1983. Brittonia; a Series of Botanical Papers. New York, NY 35:32.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leymus ambiguus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leymus ambiguus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leymus ambiguus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leymus ambiguus. Published online. Accessed: December 26 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leymus ambiguus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Colorado wildrye

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