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Taxon:  Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey subsp. intermedium



Summary
Genus:
Thinopyrum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Subtribe:
Hordeinae
Nomen number:
454546
Verified:
12/21/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
15 (13  active, 4  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey (0 active accession[s])
Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey subsp. barbulatum (Schur) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey (3 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Triticum intermedium Host

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Agropyron intermedium (Host) P. Beauv.
Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski
Trichopyrum intermedium (Host) A. Love

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agropyron glaucum (Desf. ex DC.) Roem. & Schult.
Elymus hispidus (Opiz) Melderis
Elymus hispidus (Opiz) Melderis subsp. hispidus
Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski subsp. intermedia
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Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  2. International Seed Testing Association. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2. 1982
  3. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  4. Sharma, H. C. & B. S. Gill. 1983. New hybrids between Agropyron and wheat. Theor. Appl. Genet. 66:111-121.
  5. Sharma, H. C. & B. S. Gill. 1983. New hybrids between Agropyron and wheat. Theor. Appl. Genet. 66:111-121.
  6. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals. 2011 77-108.
  7. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals. 2011 77-108.
Common names
English
intermediate wheatgrass –
French
chiendent intermédiaire –
German
graugrüne Quecke –
Italian
agropiro intermedio –
agropiro villoso –
Spanish
lastón azul –
Transliterated Russian
pyrej srednyj –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanBaluchistan 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
2CultivatedEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan [Baluchistan]
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Ukraine
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua]
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Animal foodforage Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Environmentalerosion control Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Environmentalrevegetator Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=454546. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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