Taxon:  Thinopyrum scirpeum (C. Presl) D. R. Dewey



Summary
Genus:
Thinopyrum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
314155
Place of publication:
J. P. Gustafson, Gene Manipulat. Pl. Improv. 275.  1984
Verified:
12/21/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agropyron scirpeum C. Presl

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Agropyron scirpeum C. Presl var. scirpeum
Elytrigia scirpea (C. Presl) Holub
Lophopyrum scirpeum (C. Presl) Á. Löve

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agropyron scirpeum C. Presl var. flaccidifolium Boiss. & Heldr.
Elymus flaccidifolius (Boiss. & Heldr.) Melderis

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Reference(s)
  1. Colmer, T. D. et al. 2006. Use of wild relatives to improve salt tolerance in wheat. J. Exp. Bot. 57:1059-1078. Note: mentions
  2. Gupta, P. K. & G. Fedak. 1986. Hybrids of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) with Thinopyrum scirpeum (4x) and Thinopyrum junceum (6x). Pl. Breed. (New York) 97:107-111.
  3. Jarvie, J. K. 1992. Taxonomy of Elytrigia sect. Caespitosae and sect. Junceae (Gramineae: Triticeae). Nordic J. Bot. 12:162.
  4. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 77-108.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItalySicilia 
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain e. islands
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Turkey (w.)
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy [Sicilia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (e. islands)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314155. Accessed 12 March 2026.