Taxon:  Dasypyrum villosum (L.) P. Candargy



Summary
Genus:
Dasypyrum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
100314
Place of publication:
Arch. Biol. Vég. Pure Appl. 1:35, 62.  1901
Verified:
04/22/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
76 (73  active, 45  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Secale villosum L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Agropyron villosum (L.) Link
Haynaldia villosa (L.) Schur

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Inflorescence branch

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Frederiksen, S. 1991. Taxonomic studies in Dasypyrum (Poaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 11:135-142.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  7. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmosquito grass  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedishpenselråg  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKabardino-BalkariapossiblyTzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKaračaevo-Čerkesskaja RespublikapossiblyTzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodarpossiblyTzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan w.Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s. & CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpainBaleares Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Kabardino-Balkaria (possibly), Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika (possibly), Krasnodar (possibly)]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan (w.)
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Hungary
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain [Baleares], France (s. & Corsica)

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  3. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: lists as Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100314. Accessed 15 April 2026.