Elymus

Accepted species 205 Documented here 27 Family Poaceae

Accepted species 205 in this genus

Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.

SpeciesAuthority Usable photographsPage
Elymus repens (L.) Gould 1,190 documented
Elymus virginicus L. 905 documented
Elymus hystrix L. 867 documented
Elymus canadensis L. 711 documented
Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey 466 documented
Elymus glaucus Buckley 243 documented
Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd. 155 documented
Elymus violaceus (Hornem.) J.Feilberg 146 documented
Elymus caninus (L.) L. 117 documented
Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould 93 documented
Elymus riparius Wiegand 79 documented
Elymus multisetus (J.G.Sm.) Burtt Davy 69 documented
Elymus sibiricus L. 66 documented
Elymus macgregorii R.E.Brooks & J.J.N.Campb. 56 documented
Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould 47 documented
Elymus californicus (Bol. ex Thurb.) Gould 41 documented
Elymus longifolius (J.G.Sm.) Gould 39 documented
Elymus fibrosus (Schrenk) Tzvelev 25 documented
Elymus interruptus Buckley 20 documented
Elymus scribneri (Vasey) M.E.Jones 19 documented
Elymus gmelinii (Trin.) Tzvelev 16 documented
Elymus albicans (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Á.Löve 10 documented
Elymus curvatus Piper 8 documented
Elymus arizonicus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould 5 documented
Elymus ciliaris (Trin.) Tzvelev 4 documented
Elymus texensis J.J.N.Campb. 4 documented
Elymus tsukushiensis Honda 4 documented
Elymus bakeri (E.E.Nelson) Á.Löve 2 below the evidence gate
Elymus dahuricus Turcz. ex Griseb. 1 below the evidence gate
Elymus magellanicus (É.Desv.) Á.Löve 1 below the evidence gate
Elymus × apiculatus (F.A.Tscherning) Barina 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × czilikensis (Drobow) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × dorei (Bowden) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × ebingeri G.C.Tucker 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × hansenii Scribn. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × incertus H.Hartmann 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × interjacens (Melderis) G.Singh 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × maltei Bowden 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × mossii (Lepage) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × nothus (Melderis) G.Singh 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × palmerensis (Lepage) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × saundersii Vasey 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × saxicola Scribn. & J.G.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × spurius (Melderis) G.Singh 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus × wallii (Connor) Á.Löve & Connor 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus abolinii (Drobow) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus aenaeanus (Hohla & H.Scholz) W.Lippert & Meierott ex Hohla 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus afghanicus (Melderis) G.Singh 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus africanus Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus aliena (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus alienus (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus alpinus L.B.Cai 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus altissimus (Keng & S.L.Chen) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus amgensis Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus angsaiensis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus angulatus J.Presl 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus angustispiculatus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus anthosachnoides (Keng & S.L.Chen) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus antiquus (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus arcuatus (Golosk.) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus aristiglumis (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus athericus (Link) Kerguélen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus atratus (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus barbicallus (Ohwi) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus barystachyus L.B.Cai 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus borianus (Melderis) Cope 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus brachyphyllus (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus brevipes (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus burchan-buddae (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus buschianus (Roshev.) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus cacuminis B.Rong Lu & B.Salomon 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus caesifolius Á.Löve ex S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus caianus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus caucasicus (K.Koch) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus cheniae (L.B.Cai) G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus churchii J.J.N.Campb. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus clivorum Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus colorans (Melderis) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus confusus (Roshev.) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus cordilleranus Davidse & R.W.Pohl 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus coreanus Honda 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus curtiaristatus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus curvatiformis (Nevski) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus czilikensis (Drobow) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus czimganicus (Drobow) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus debilis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus dentatus (Hook.f.) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus diversiglumis Scribn. & C.R.Ball 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus dolichatherus (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus dolichorhachis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus dorudicus (Assadi) Assadi 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus drobovii (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus durus (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus duthiei (Melderis) G.Singh 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus edelbergii (Melderis) O.Andersson & Podlech 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus erosiglumis Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus fedtschenkoi Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus festucoides (Maire) Ibn Tattou 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus formosanus (Honda) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus glaberrimus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus glaucissimus (Popov) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus grandis (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus himalayanus (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus hirsutus J.Presl 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus hitchcockii Davidse 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus hoffmannii K.B.Jensen & Asay 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus hondae (Kitag.) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus hongyuanensis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus hordeoides (Suksd.) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus humidorum (Ohwi & Sakam.) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus humilis (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus hybridus (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus intramongolicus (Shan Chen & W.Gao) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus ircutensis Peschkova 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus jacquemontii (Hook.f.) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus jacquemontii (Hook.f.) Cope 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus jacutensis (Drobow) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus karakabinicus Kotukhov 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus khokhrjakovii Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus kuramensis (Melderis) Cope 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus lancangensis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus laxinodis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus lazicus (Boiss.) Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus leiotropis (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus lenensis (Popov) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus lolioides (P.Candargy) Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus longearistatus (Boiss.) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus macgregoriorum R.E.Brooks & J.J.N.Campb. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus macrochaetus (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus macrourus (Turcz. ex Steud.) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus magnicaespes D.F.Cui 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus magnipodus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus margaritae A.V.Agaf., Kobozeva & B.Salomon 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus maroccanus (Font Quer & Pau) Rivas Mart., Molero Mesa, Marfíl & G.Benítez 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus mayebaranus (Honda) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus mendocinus (Parodi) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus mutabilis (Drobow) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus nakaii (Kitag.) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus nepalensis (Melderis) Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus nipponicus Jaaska 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus nodosus (Steven ex Griseb.) Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus nutans Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus panormitanus (Parl.) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus parvigluma (Keng) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus patagonicus Speg. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus pendulinus (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus petrovii Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus praeruptus Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus probatovae Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus pseudocaninus G.H.Zhu & S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus puberulus (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus pulancusis (H.L.Yang) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus pulanensis (H.L.Yang) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus pungens (Pers.) Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus purpurascens (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus qingnanensis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus retroflexus B.Rong Lu & B.Salomon 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus rhodopaeus Delip. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus russellii (Melderis) Cope 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus sajanensis (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus scabridulus (Ohwi) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus scabrifolius (Döll) J.H.Hunz. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus scabriglumis (Hack.) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus scabrus (R.Br.) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus schugnanicus (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus sclerophyllus (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus semicostatus (Steud.) Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus serotinus (Keng) Á.Löve ex B.Rong Lu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus serpentinus (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus shandongensis B.Salomon 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus shirazicus Assadi 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus shouliangiae (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus sibinicus Kotukhov 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus sikkimensis (Melderis) Melderis 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus sinkiangensis D.F.Cui 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus sinoflexuosus S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus sinosubmuticus S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus stebbinsii Gould 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus stenostachyus (Melderis) O.Andersson & Podlech 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus strictus (Keng) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus svensonii Church 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus sylvaticus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus tallonii (Simonet) M.Hassl. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus tenuis (Buchanan) Á.Löve & Connor 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus tenuispicus (J.L.Yang & Y.H.Zhou) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus tibeticus (Melderis) G.Singh 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus tilcarensis (J.H.Hunz.) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus transhyrcanus (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus trichospicula (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus tridentatus (C.Yen & J.L.Yang) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus troctolepis (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus uralensis (Nevski) Tzvelev 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus versicolor A.P.Khokhr. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus viridulus (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus vulpinus Rydb. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus wawawaiensis J.R.Carlson & Barkworth 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus yangiae B.Rong Lu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus yubaridakensis (Honda) Ohwi 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus yukonensis (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus yushuensis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen & G.H.Zhu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus zadoiensis S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus zejensis Prob. 0 below the evidence gate
Elymus zhui S.L.Chen 0 below the evidence gate

Why some species have no pagethe gate

This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.

So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. Photograph counts, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.