Poaceae
Russian wildrye
Psathyrostachys juncea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Psathyrostachys
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 新麦草, 紫药新麦草, 紫藥新麥草
- English
- Russian wildrye
Synonyms
- Elymus alberti Regel
- Elymus altaicus A.Spreng.
- Elymus caespitosus Sukaczev
- Elymus cretaceus Zingone ex Nevski
- Elymus desertorum Kar. & Kir.
- Elymus desertorum var. angustifolius Kar. & Kir.
- Elymus desertorum var. desertorum
- Elymus desertorum var. latifolius Kar. & Kir.
- Elymus hyalanthus Rupr.
- Elymus junceus Fisch.
- Elymus junceus var. alberti (Regel) Roshev. ex B.Fedtsch.
- Elymus junceus var. caespitosus (Sukaczev) Reverd.
- Elymus junceus var. desertorum (Kar. & Kir.) Regel
- Elymus junceus var. glabriusculus Regel
- Elymus junceus var. junceus
- Elymus junceus var. villosus Drobow
- Elymus kokczetavicus Drobow
- Psathyrostachys caespitosa (Sukaczev) Peschkova
- Psathyrostachys desertorum (Kar. & Kir.) Agaf.
- Psathyrostachys hyalantha (Rupr.) Tzvelev
- Psathyrostachys juncea subsp. hyalantha (Rupr.) Tzvelev
- Psathyrostachys juncea var. desertorum (Kar. & Kir.) Tzvelev
- Psathyrostachys juncea var. hyalantha (Rupr.) S.L.Chen
- Psathyrostachys juncea var. juncea
- Psathyrostachys perennis Keng
- Triticum juncellum F.Herm.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.