Psathyrostachys juncea(Fisch.) Nevski

Russian wildrye

WFO wfo-0000894838 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Psathyrostachys juncea, photographed by Matt Lavin
fig. a Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-08-01 / obs. 107793866
Psathyrostachys juncea, photographed by Lauren McLaurin
fig. b Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 46578137
Psathyrostachys juncea, photographed by Eric Lamb
fig. c Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 176990420
Psathyrostachys juncea, photographed by Ryan Donnelly
fig. d Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 134322915
Psathyrostachys juncea, photographed by Ayla
fig. e Ayla, CC0 1.0 / obs. 95664473
Psathyrostachys juncea, photographed by Matt Lavin
fig. f Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 153145931
Psathyrostachys juncea, photographed by Cecelia Alexander
fig. g Cecelia Alexander, CC0 1.0 / obs. 18698982
Psathyrostachys juncea, photographed by Matt Lavin
fig. h Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 153145895

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Native range 18 botanical countries

Regions where Psathyrostachys juncea is native: Afghanistan, Altay, China North-Central, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia AfghanistanAltayChina North-CentralInner MongoliaIrkutskKazakhstanKirgizstanKrasnoyarskMongoliaTadzhikistanTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaCentral European RussiaEast European RussiaSouth European Russia
Native distribution of Psathyrostachys juncea, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
China North-Central CHN
Inner Mongolia CHI
Irkutsk IRK
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Mongolia MON
Tadzhikistan TZK
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Central European Russia RUC EUROPE
East European Russia RUE
South European Russia RUS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 26 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Elymus alberti Regel
  • Elymus altaicus A.Spreng.
  • Elymus caespitosus Sukaczev
  • Elymus cretaceus Zingone ex Nevski
  • Elymus desertorum Kar. & Kir.
  • Elymus desertorum var. angustifolius Kar. & Kir.
  • Elymus desertorum var. desertorum
  • Elymus desertorum var. latifolius Kar. & Kir.
  • Elymus hyalanthus Rupr.
  • Elymus junceus Fisch.
  • Elymus junceus var. alberti (Regel) Roshev. ex B.Fedtsch.
  • Elymus junceus var. caespitosus (Sukaczev) Reverd.
  • Elymus junceus var. desertorum (Kar. & Kir.) Regel
  • Elymus junceus var. glabriusculus Regel
  • Elymus junceus var. junceus
  • Elymus junceus var. villosus Drobow
  • Elymus kokczetavicus Drobow
  • Psathyrostachys caespitosa (Sukaczev) Peschkova
  • Psathyrostachys desertorum (Kar. & Kir.) Agaf.
  • Psathyrostachys hyalantha (Rupr.) Tzvelev
  • Psathyrostachys juncea subsp. hyalantha (Rupr.) Tzvelev
  • Psathyrostachys juncea var. desertorum (Kar. & Kir.) Tzvelev
  • Psathyrostachys juncea var. hyalantha (Rupr.) S.L.Chen
  • Psathyrostachys juncea var. juncea

and 2 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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