Poaceae

False wheatgrass

Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvelev

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Leymus

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False wheatgrass (Leymus chinensis) — Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Chinese: 羊草, 碱草, 赖草
Dutch: Aneurotepidimu chinense
English: False wheatgrass, Aneurotepidimu chinense
French: Aneurotepidimu chinense
Italian: Aneurotepidimu chinense
Korean: 개밀아재비
Mongolian: Хиаглай тунх
Spanish: Aneurotepidimu chinense

Synonyms

Agropyron berezovcanum Prodan
Agropyron chinense (Trin.) Ohwi
Agropyron pseudoagropyrum Palib.
Agropyron pseudoagropyrum (Griseb.) P.Candargy
Agropyron pseudoagropyrum (Trin. ex Griseb.) Franch.
Agropyron uninerve P.Candargy
Aneurolepidium chinense (Trin.) Kitag.
Aneurolepidium pseudoagropyrum (Griseb.) Nevski
Elymus auritus Keng
Elymus chinensis (Trin.) Keng
Elymus chinensis var. pumilus Melderis
Elymus pseudoagropyrum (Griseb.) Trin. ex Turcz.
Leymus auritus (Keng) Á.Löve
Leymus chinensis var. pumilus (Melderis) Tzvelev
Leymus pseudoagropyrum (Griseb.) Tzvelev
Triticum chinense Trin. ex Bunge
Triticum pseudoagropyrum Griseb.

Photos

Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, 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). About our plant data.