See other conspecific taxa:

• Leymus mollis subsp. mollis (0 accessions)
• Leymus mollis subsp. villosissimus (0 accessions)

Synonyms:

• (≡) Elymus arenarius var. mollis (Trin.) Koidz.
• (=) Elymus arenarius var. villosus E. Mey.
• Basionym: Elymus mollis Trin.

Common names:

• American dune grass  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• sea lyme grass  (Source: F Canada) - English
• strand grass  (Source: F Canada) - English
• élyme des sables d'Amerique  (Source: F NAmer) - French
• seigle de mer  (Source: F Canada) - French
• hama-ninniku  (Source: Grass Japan) - Japanese Rōmaji

Economic Importance:

• Environmental: erosion control (fide Grass VarUSA)
• Environmental: revegetator (fide Grass VarUSA)
• Gene sources: drought resistance for wheat (fide Genome 57:584. 2015)
• Gene sources: potential for disease resistance in wheat (resistance to stripe rust fide Genet Molec Res 11:3202, 3204-3205. 2012)
• Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of wheat (fide Wild Crop Rel Cer 2:78. 2011)

Distributional Range:

Native

Asia-Temperate

• RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Khabarovsk, Primorye, Kamchatka, Magadan, Sakhalin]
• CHINA: China [Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong]
• EASTERN ASIA: Japan, [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu (n.)] Korea

Northern America

• SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada, [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory] Greenland (s.), United States [Alaska]
• EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland]
• WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (n.), Alberta, Manitoba (n.), British Columbia]
• NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (n.), Vermont]
• NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (w.), Washington (w.)]
• SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (n.w.)]

References:

1. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995 (Grass VarUSA)
2. Bao, Y. et al. 2012. Molecular cytogenetic identification of a wheat (Triticum aestivum)- American dune grass (Leymus mollis) translocation line resistant to stripe rust Genet. Molec. Res. 11:3198-3206.
3. Barkworth, M. E. & R. J. Atkins 1984. Leymus Hochst. (Gramineae: Triticeae) in North America: taxonomy and distribution Amer. J. Bot. 71:615.
4. FNA Editorial Committee Flora of North America. 1993- (F NAmer)
5. Kharkevich, S. S., ed. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. 1985 (F Russ Far East)
6. Koyama, T. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions. 1987 (Grass Japan)
7. Scoggan, H. J. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. 1978-1979 (F Canada)
8. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys (Wild Crop Rel Cer) 77-108.
9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994- (F ChinaEng)
10. Yang, X. et al. 2015. Chromosome constitution and origin analysis in three derivatives of Triticum aestivum - Leymus mollis by molecular cytogenetic identification (Genome) 57:583-591.
11. Yen, C. et al. 2009. Synopsis of Leymus Hochst. (Triticeae: Poaceae) J. Syst. Evol. 47:73.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=102171. Accessed 18 mayo 2024.