Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Higher classification Grasses | Order Poales Scientific name Elytrigia Rank Genus | |
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Similar Common couch, Grasses, Agropyron, Elymus, Bluegrass | ||
Elytrigia is a genus of about 20–40 species of grasses, native to temperate regions of the Old World, in Europe, Asia, and northwest Africa. The species are sometimes included in the related genera Agropyron or Elymus, while species in the genera Pascopyrum and Pseudoroegneria are included in Elytrigia by some authors. The genus name has also been spelled Elytrigium.
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