Poaceae

Bearded wheatgrass

Elymus caninus (L.) L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Elymus

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Bearded wheatgrass (Elymus caninus) — FlowerPhoto: Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (19)

arz: اليموس كانينوس
Belarusian: Пырнік сабачы
Chinese: 犬草
Czech: Pýrovník psí
Danish: Hundekvik
Dutch: Hondstarwegras
English: Bearded wheatgrass, Bearded couch-grass
Esperanto: Hunda kviko
Estonian: Koera-orashein, Harilik koeraorashein, Koera-sardhein
Finnish: Koiranvehnä, Koiranvehniö
French: Chiendent des chiens
German: Hunds-Quecke, Hundsquecke
Latvian: Suņu ciņuvārpata
Norwegian Bokmål: Hundekveke
Polish: Perz psi
Russian: Пырейник собачий
Slovenian: Navadni bored
Swedish: Lundelm
Welsh: Marchwellt y coed

Synonyms

Agriopyrum caninum (L.) Pall. ex Hegi
Agropyron abchazicum Woronow
Agropyron alpinum Schur
Agropyron biflorum (Brign.) Roem. & Schult.
Agropyron caninum (L.) P.Beauv.
Agropyron caninum f. coloratum Montell
Agropyron caninum f. muticum Holmb.
Agropyron caninum f. subglaucum Soó
Agropyron caninum f. submuticum (Peterm.) Soó
Agropyron caninum subsp. muticum (Holmb.) Hard
Agropyron caninum subsp. subtriflorum (Parl.) K.Richt.
Agropyron caninum var. alpinum Schur
Agropyron caninum var. asperum Opiz
Agropyron caninum var. behmii (Melderis) B.Nord.
Agropyron caninum var. biflorum (Brign.) Parl.
Agropyron caninum var. dominii Rohlena
Agropyron caninum var. glabrum Opiz
Agropyron caninum var. gracile Lange
Agropyron caninum var. gracilius Lange
Agropyron caninum var. majus Baumg.
Agropyron caninum var. pauciflorum (Schur) Volkart
Agropyron caninum var. rigidum Foucaud
Agropyron caninum var. subrepens Callay
Agropyron caninum var. tenue Opiz
Agropyron caninum var. triflorum Schur
Agropyron caninum var. ustulatum Roem. & Schult.
Agropyron donianum F.B.White
Agropyron pauciflorum Schur
Agropyron pseudocaninum Simonk.
Agropyron rupestre (Fisch. ex Link) Schult.
Agropyron sepium (Lam.) P.Beauv.
Brachypodium biflorum (Brign.) Kunth
Brachypodium caninum (L.) Lindm.
Braconotia canina (L.) Fourr.
Braconotia elymoides Godr.
Elymus caninus subsp. biflorus (Brign.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Elymus caninus subsp. donianus (F.B.White) P.D.Sell
Elymus caninus var. behmii (Melderis) Jaaska
Elymus caninus var. donianus (F.B.White) Jaaska
Elymus caninus var. donianus (F.B.White) Melderis

and 38 more.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Victoria Zorko, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Don Pedro28, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz - Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mathieu MENAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pia Stermann, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mathieu MENAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.