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Creeping wildrye

Elymus × pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Elymus

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Common names

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English
Creeping wildrye, False quackgrass

Synonyms

  • Agropyron pseudorepens Scribn. & J.G.Sm.
  • Agropyron tenerum var. pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) M.E.Jones
  • Agropyron trachycaulum f. pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Beetle
  • Elymus pauciflorus subsp. pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould
  • Zeia pseudorepens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Lunell

Characteristics

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

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.