Poaceae

Dahurian wild rye

Elymus dahuricus Turcz. ex Griseb.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Elymus

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 披碱草, 披鹹草, 北京披碱草, 圆柱披碱草, 圓柱披碱草, 肥披碱草, 青紫披碱草, 麦宾草
English: Dahurian wild rye, Wildrye

Synonyms

Campeiostachys dahurica (Turcz. ex Griseb.) B.R.Baum, J.L.Yang & C.Yen
Campeiostachys dahurica var. cylindrica (Franch.) B.R.Baum, J.L.Yang & C.Yen
Campeiostachys dahurica var. excelsis (Turcz. ex Griseb.) B.R.Baum, J.L.Yang & C.Yen
Campeiostachys dahurica var. villosula (Ohwi) B.R.Baum, J.L.Yang & C.Yen
Clinelymus cylindricus (Franch.) Honda
Clinelymus dahuricus (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Nevski
Clinelymus excelsus (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Nevski
Clinelymus submuticus Keng
Clinelymus tangutorum Nevski
Clinelymus villosulus (Ohwi) Honda
Elymus beijingensis B.S.Sun
Elymus cylindricus Honda
Elymus dahuricus subsp. cylindricus (Franch.) N.R.Cui
Elymus dahuricus subsp. excelsus (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Tzvelev
Elymus dahuricus subsp. micranthus (Melderis) Á.Löve
Elymus dahuricus subsp. pacificus Prob.
Elymus dahuricus subsp. villosulus (Ohwi) Á.Löve
Elymus dahuricus var. brevisetus Ohwi
Elymus dahuricus var. cylindricus Franch.
Elymus dahuricus var. cziticus Tzvelev
Elymus dahuricus var. dahuricus
Elymus dahuricus var. excelsiformis Tzvelev
Elymus dahuricus var. excelsus (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Roshev.
Elymus dahuricus var. exselsus (Griseb.) Roshev.
Elymus dahuricus var. micranthus Melderis
Elymus dahuricus var. villosulus (Ohwi) Ohwi
Elymus dahuricus var. violeus C.P.Wang & X.L.Yang
Elymus dahuricus var. xiningensis (L.B.Cai) S.L.Chen
Elymus excelsus Turcz. ex Griseb.
Elymus franchetii Kitag.
Elymus franchetii subsp. pacificus (Prob.) Peschkova
Elymus molliusculus L.B.Cai
Elymus osensis Ohwi
Elymus purpuraristatus C.P.Wang & H.L.Yang
Elymus submuticus (Keng) Á.Löve
Elymus tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.
Elymus villifer C.P.Wang & X.L.Yang
Elymus villosulus Ohwi
Elymus woroschilowii Prob.
Elymus xiningensis L.B.Cai

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: Yi CHEN, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.