Taxon:  Elymus hoffmannii K. B. Jensen & K. H. Asay



Summary
Genus:
Elymus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
408527
Place of publication:
Int. J. Pl. Sci. 157:758.  1996 "hoffmanni"
Comment:
name of collector for whom this species was named given variously as "Hoffmann" and "Hoffman"
Verified:
11/09/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Jensen, K. B. & K. H. Asay. 1996. Cytology and morphology of Elmus hoffmanii (Poaceae: Triticeae): a new species from the Erzurum province of Turkey. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 157:757.
  3. Jensen, K. B. et al. 2003. Registration of RS-H hybrid Wheatgrass germplasm. Crop Sci. (Madison) 43:1139-1140. Note: comments its hybrid origin derived from Elymus repens × Pseudoroegneria spicata
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishHoffmann's wheatgrass  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  0
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Jensen, K. B. & K. H. Asay. 1996. Cytology and morphology of Elmus hoffmanii (Poaceae: Triticeae): a new species from the Erzurum province of Turkey. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 157:757.
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=408527. Accessed 12 May 2026.