Poaceae
Altai wildrye
Leymus angustus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Leymus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 窄穎賴草, 窄颖赖草
- English
- Altai wildrye
Synonyms
- Aneurolepidium angustum (Trin.) Nevski
- Elymus angustatus Steud.
- Elymus angustus Trin.
- Leymus angustus subsp. macrantherus D.F.Cui
- Leymus angustus var. brevistachyus L.B.Cai
- Leymus angustus var. macrantherus (D.F.Cui) L.B.Cai & X.Su
- Triticum angustum (Trin.) F.Herm.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
Photo: Nolan Exe, 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.