Leymus Hochst.

First published in Flora 31: 118 (1848)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere to N. Mexico, S. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, Chile Central, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Austria, Baltic States, Chatham Is., Chile South, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Falkland Is., Hawaii, Indiana, New York, New Zealand South, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
More, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003591040 Yes
Griffith [282] Afghanistan K003591058 Yes
Short, C.W. [5] United States K003591632 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [[1861]] United Kingdom K003590936 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [7565] China K003591306 Yes
Trask, B. [G-25] United States K003591633 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [5053] United States K003591622 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003591221 Yes
Griffith [1004] Afghanistan K001651565 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [1307] United States K003591634 Yes
Griffith [284] Afghanistan K003591050 Yes
Cowdry, N.H. [1544a] K003591302 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [5002] United States K003591626 Yes
Britton, C.E.; Riddelsdell, H.J. [1977] United Kingdom K003590932 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003591219 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [5093] United States K003591625 Yes
M. l'Abbé Faurie [720] Japan K003591301 Yes
Wilford, C. [s.n.] China K003591220 Yes
Babington [s.n.] K003591036 Yes
Wheeler, W.A. [1224] United States K003591636 Yes
Torr, T.A.F. [10128] South Africa K003591362 Yes
Peterson, P.; Romashchenko, K. [25199] United States K001891443 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [11998] United States K001872660 Yes
Ewan, J.A. [7445] United States K003591635 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guernsey K003591038 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [8894] China K003591300 Yes
Salisbury, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003590935 Yes
Donald, H.P. [s.n.] United States K003591620 Yes
Herb. Griffith [6714] Afghanistan K001651564 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K003591628 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [5361] United States K003591623 Yes
Macoun [1927] Canada K003591627 Yes
Allison, G.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003590934 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [17733] Afghanistan K000433614 Type Yes
Wilford, C. [1098] China K003591218 Yes
Howell, J.T. [18213] United States K003591624 Yes
Price, W.R. [s.n.] Canada K003591631 Yes
Faurie, P. [5038] Japan K003591304 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [5903] United States K003591621 Yes
Lewis, R. [1343] United Kingdom K003590940 Yes
Köle, M. [2849] Afghanistan K003591057 Yes
Sands [s.n.] United Kingdom K003591037 Yes
Hosie [s.n.] K003591305 Yes
Faurie, P. [720] Japan K003591303 Yes
More, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003591039 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K003591630 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [82] China K003591299 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [1977] United Kingdom K003590931 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K003591629 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003591051 Yes

Sources

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0