Taxon:
Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) Á. Löve
Summary
Place of publication:
Taxon 29:168. 1980
Verified:
11/02/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Barkworth, M. E. & R. J. Atkins. 1984. Leymus Hochst. (Gramineae: Triticeae) in North America: taxonomy and distribution. Amer. J. Bot. 71:618. URL: http://www.amjbot.org
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
- Hanson, A. A. 1972. Grass varieties in the United States Note: = Elymus
- Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
- Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
- Löve, Á. 1984. Conspectus of the Triticeae. Feddes Repert. 95:483. URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291522-239Xb/issues
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
- Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:423.
- Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 77-108. Note: this review mentioned the diversity of genome constitution in Triticeae, all types (NsXm) found in Leymus able to cross with wheat
- Yang, R.-W. et al. 2006. The genetic diversity among Leymus species based on random amplified microsatellite polymorphism (RAMP). Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:139-144. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722 Note: this study included one USDA accession (PI 442483)
- Yen, C. et al. 2009. Synopsis of Leymus Hochst. (Triticeae: Poaceae). J. Syst. Evol. 47:77. URL: http://www.plantsystematics.com/en/gkll.asp
- 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Elymus condensatus
Common names
English
giant wild rye – giant-ryegrass –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja California (Norte) | n.w. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | s.w. & w.-c. |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California (s.w. & w.-c.)]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja California (Norte) (n.w.)]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | potential as forage | | Hanson, A. A. 1972. Grass varieties in the United States Note: = Elymus |