Poaceae
Siberian wildrye
Elymus sibiricus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Elymus
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 老芒麥, 老芒麦, 垂穗大麦草
- English
- Siberian wildrye
- Estonian
- Siberi orashein
- Finnish
- Taigavehniö
- Kazakh
- Сібір қияғы
- Korean
- 개보리
- Russian
- Пырейник сибирский
- Tatar
- Себер таукыягы
Synonyms
- Bromus dubius Jacq. ex Hook.f.
- Clinelymus sibiricus (L.) Nevski
- Elymus krascheninnikovii Roshev.
- Elymus pendulosus H.J.Hodgs.
- Elymus praetervisus Steud.
- Elymus racemosus Poir.
- Elymus ramosus Desf.
- Elymus sibiricus var. brachystachys Keng
- Elymus sibiricus var. erectiusculus L.B.Cai
- Elymus sibiricus var. gracilis L.B.Cai
- Elymus sibiricus var. minor Hack. ex Hook.f.
- Elymus tener L.f.
- Elymus yesoensis Honda
- Hordeum adpressum Moench
- Hordeum sibiricum (L.) Schenck
- Triticum arctasianum F.Herm.
- Triticum arktasianum F.Herm.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native
Photos
Photo: Юлия, CC BY 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.