Introductory
SPECIES: Leymus cinereus | Basin Wildrye 



ABBREVIATION : 
LEYCIN

SYNONYMS : 
   Elymus cinereus Scribn. & Merr.
   Elymus condesatus var. pubens Piper


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ELCI2


COMMON NAMES : 
   basin wildrye
   Great Basin wildrye
   giant wildrye
   ashy wildrye
   Great Basin ryegrass
   ryegrass


TAXONOMY : 
Barkworth and Dewey's 1985 treatment of the Triticeae places some
species of the genus Elymus into the genus Leymus on the basis of
morphology and cytology.  Thus, they recognize Elymus cinereus Scribn. &
Merr. as Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Love [5]. 


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
N. McMurray/July 1987


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
McMurray, Nancy E. 1987. Leymus cinereus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Leymus cinereus | Basin Wildrye