Poaceae
American dunegrass
Leymus mollis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Leymus
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 滨麦
- English
- American dunegrass, American lyme grass, Sea lymegrass, Aleutian wildrye
- Finnish
- Nukkavehnä
- French
- Seigle de Mer, Élyme des sables d'Amérique
- Icelandic
- Dúnmelur
- Japanese
- テンキグサ, ハマニンニク
- Spanish
- XElyleymus aleuticus
- Swedish
- Luden strandråg
- Vietnamese
- XElyleymus aleuticus
Synonyms
- Elyleymus aleuticus (Hultén) B.R.Baum
- Elyleymus uclueletensis (Bowden) B.R.Baum
- Elymus aleuticus Hultén
- Elymus ampliculmis Prov.
- Elymus arenarius f. compositus Abrom.
- Elymus arenarius subsp. mollis (Trin.) Hultén
- Elymus arenarius var. brevispicus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) B.Boivin
- Elymus arenarius var. compositus (Abrom.) H.St.John
- Elymus arenarius var. coreensis Hack.
- Elymus arenarius var. mollis (Trin.) Koidz.
- Elymus arenarius var. scabrinervis (Bowden) B.Boivin
- Elymus arenarius var. simulans (Bowden) B.Boivin
- Elymus arenarius var. villosus E.Mey.
- Elymus capitatus Scribn.
- Elymus cladostachys Turcz.
- Elymus dives J.Presl
- Elymus mollis Trin.
- Elymus mollis f. mollis
- Elymus mollis f. moniliformis Lepage
- Elymus mollis f. scabrinervis Bowden
- Elymus mollis f. simulans Bowden
- Elymus mollis var. brevispicus Scribn. & J.G.Sm.
- Elymus mollis var. coreensis (Hack.) Honda
- Elymus mollis var. japonicus Bowden
- Elymus mollis var. mollis
- Elymus uclueletensis Bowden
- Leymus arenarius subsp. mollis (Trin.) Tzvelev
- Leymus mollis subsp. mollis
- Leymus mollis var. coreensis (Hack.) Honda
- Triticum molle (Trin.) F.Herm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![American dunegrass: 濱麥 Leymus mollis [美國阿拉斯加 Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska]](/plants/leymus-mollis/photos/19b196ec1fbefaf9-s.webp?w=250)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![American dunegrass: 濱麥 Leymus mollis [美國阿拉斯加 Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska]](/plants/leymus-mollis/photos/19b196ec1fbefaf9-l.webp)
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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.