Leymus

Taxobox
name = "Leymus"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Leymus arenarius"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Leymus"
genus_authority = Hochst.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Leymus" is a genus of the true grass family (Poaceae). The common name for this genus is "wild rye", however members of the genus "Elymus" are also sometimes given the same name. About 30 species of "Leymus" have been identified [http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/88/4/553] .

;Selected species
*"Leymus angustus" - Altai Wild Rye
*"Leymus arenarius" - Lyme Grass
*"Leymus aristiglumus"
*"Leymus cinereus" - Basin Wild Rye
*"Leymus condensatus" - Giant Wild Rye
*"Leymus divaricatus"
*"Leymus flexus"
*"Leymus mollis" - American Dune Grass
*"Leymus obvipodus"
*"Leymus pendulus"
*"Leymus racemosus" - Mammoth Wild Rye
*"Leymus salinas"
*"Leymus secalinas"
*"Leymus triticoides" - Creeping Wild Rye

Butterfly foodplant

Butterflies whose caterpillars feed on "Leymus" include:
* Zabulon Skipper, "Poanes zabulon"