Leymus
Encyclopedia
Leymus is a genus
of the true grass
family
(Poaceae
). The common name for this genus is "wild rye
"; however, members of the genus Elymus
are also sometimes given the same common name. About 30 species of Leymus have been identified.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the true grass
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
(Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
). The common name for this genus is "wild rye
Wild rye
Wild rye is a term used for several grasses. They are natively found in parts of North America and are valuable in the control of exotic invasive plants and as a rotation crop."Wild ryes" belong to either of two genera:...
"; however, members of the genus Elymus
Elymus (genus)
Elymus is a genus of perennial grasses in the tribe which contains many of the main cereal grains. Plants of this genus are known generally as wildrye or wheatgrass...
are also sometimes given the same common name. About 30 species of Leymus have been identified.
Selected species
- Leymus angustus - Altai Wild Rye
- Leymus arenariusLeymus arenariusLeymus arenarius Hochst. is a psammophylic species of grass in the Poaceae family, native to Atlantic, Central and Northern Europe and the coldest shores of North America....
- Lyme Grass - Leymus aristiglumus
- Leymus cinereusLeymus cinereusLeymus cinereus is a species of wild rye known by the common names basin wild rye and giant wild rye. It is a common native grass of western North America, including western Canada and the United States from California to South Dakota and Minnesota...
- Basin Wild Rye - Leymus condensatusLeymus condensatusLeymus condensatus, with common name is Giant wildrye and syn. Elymus condensatus, is a wild rye grass native to California and northern Mexico.-Description:...
- Giant Wild Rye - Leymus divaricatus
- Leymus flexus
- Leymus mollis - American Dune Grass
- Leymus obvipodus
- Leymus pendulus
- Leymus racemosusLeymus racemosusLeymus racemosus is a species of perennial wild rye known by the common name mammoth wild rye. It is native to southeastern and eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Caucasus, Siberia, China, Mongolia, New Zealand, and parts of North America. Culms are 50–100 cm long, and 10–12 mm in...
- Mammoth Wild Rye - Leymus salinas
- Leymus secalinas
- Leymus triticoidesLeymus triticoidesLeymus triticoides, with the common names Creeping wild rye and Beardless wild rye, is a species of wild rye. It is native to western North America from British Columbia, in California, to Texas.-Habitat:...
- Creeping Wild Rye
Butterfly food plant
Butterflies whose caterpillars feed on Leymus include:- Zabulon SkipperZabulon SkipperThe Zabulon Skipper, Poanes zabulon, is a North American butterfly first described by the French naturalists Jean Baptiste Boisduval and John Eatton Le Conte from the state of Georgia, United States....
, Poanes zabulon