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Genus: Elytrigia Desv.

Probable synonym of: Elymus L.

Family: Poaceae subfamily Pooideae tribe Triticeae
Altfamily: Gramineae
Common name: wheatgrass
Genus number: 14438
Last updated: 07-Nov-2007

List of Species Records in GRIN.


References for genus:

  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer) [= Elymus L.].
  • Jarvie, J. K. 1992. Taxonomy of Elytrigia sect. Caespitosae and sect. Junceae (Gramineae: Triticeae). Nordic J. Bot. 12:155–169. [accepts].
  • Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR. (Grass USSR) [accepts].
More:
  • KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Check other nomenclature databases for Elytrigia:

  • ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
  • NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?14438 (22 November 2009)

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