Leymus chinensis
False Wheatgrass
Also known as: Agropyron berezovcanum Prodan +16 more
- Agropyron berezovcanum Prodan
- Agropyron chinense (Trin.) Ohwi
- Agropyron pseudoagropyrum (Griseb.) Franch.
- Agropyron pseudoagropyrum (Griseb.) P.Candargy
- Agropyron pseudoagropyrum Palib.
- 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.
- Triticum pseudoagropyrum Griseb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Leymus chinensis (commonly known as False wheatgrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, Qinghai, Tuva, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Khabarovsk, Primorye