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Accepted name:: Elymus violaceus (Hornem.) J.Feilberg [Poaceae]
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
slender wheatgrass	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
slender wild rye	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 137 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould Rhodora 56: 28 (1954).
Agropyron andinum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Rydb. Bull. Colorado Agric. Exp. Sta. 100: 54 (1906).
Agropyron atbassaricum Golosk. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 14: 73 (1951).
Agropyron biflorum subsp. andinum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Piper Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 547 (1905).
Agropyron biflorum var. hornemannii B.Fedtsch. Izv. Imp. Bot. Sada Petra Velikago 14(Suppl. 2): 95 (1915), nom. superfl.
Agropyron biflorum subsp. latiglume (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Piper Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 547 (1905).
Agropyron brevifolium Scribn. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 11: 55 (1898).
Agropyron caninoides (Ramaley) Beal Grass. N. Amer. 2: 640 (1896).
Agropyron caninoides var. pubescens Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 29 (1897).
Agropyron caninum var. andinum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 75 (1910).
Agropyron caninum f. ciliatum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 76 (1910).
Agropyron caninum f. fernaldii Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 73 (1910).
Agropyron caninum f. glaucum Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 71 (1910), nom. illeg.
Agropyron caninum var. hornemannii Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 73 (1910), nom. superfl.
Agropyron caninum subsp. latiglume (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 73 (1910).
Agropyron caninum var. latiglume (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) C.L.Hitchc. Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. 1: 450 (1969).
Agropyron caninum subsp. majus (Vasey) C.L.Hitchc. Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. 1: 450 (1969), nom. illeg.
Agropyron caninum var. mitchellii S.L.Welsh in J.P.Anderson, Fl. Alaska: 546 (1974).
Agropyron caninum f. pilosifolium Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 75 (1910).
Agropyron caninum f. pringlei (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 76 (1910).
Agropyron caninum var. pubescens Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 29 (1897).
Agropyron caninum f. pubescens (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 71 (1910).
Agropyron caninum var. richardsonii (Schrad.) M.E.Jones Contr. W. Bot. 14: 18 (1912).
Agropyron caninum var. tenerum (Vasey) Pease & A.H.Moore Rhodora 12: 71 (1910).
Agropyron caninum var. unilaterale Vasey Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 279 (1893).
Agropyron caninum f. violacescens Ramaley Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 107 (1894).
Agropyron gmelinii var. pringlei Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 31 (1897).
Agropyron latiglume (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 539 (1909).
Agropyron latiglume var. alboviride Hultén Fl. Alaska Yukon: 259 (1942).
Agropyron latiglume var. andinum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Malte Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 36 (1932).
Agropyron latiglume var. pilosiglume Hultén Fl. Alaska Yukon: 259 (1942).
Agropyron novae-angliae Scribn. Contr. Bot. Vermont 8: 9, 103 (1900).
Agropyron pauciflorum (Schwein.) Hitchc. in W.A.Silveus, Texas Grass.: 158 (1933), nom. illeg.
Agropyron pauciflorum subsp. majus (Vasey) Melderis Ark. Bot., a.s., 7(1): 20 (1967 publ. 1968).
Agropyron pauciflorum subsp. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Melderis Ark. Bot., a.s., 7(1): 20 (1967 publ. 1968).
Agropyron pauciflorum subsp. teslinense (A.E.Porsild & Senn) Melderis Ark. Bot., a.s., 7(1): 20 (1967 publ. 1968).
Agropyron pringlei (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Hitchc. in W.L.Jepson, Fl. Calif. 1: 183 (1912).
Agropyron repens var. novae-angliae Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 29 (1897), pro syn.
Agropyron repens var. tenerum (Vasey) Beal Grass. N. Amer. 2: 637 (1896).
Agropyron richardsonii (Schrad.) Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 29 (1897).
Agropyron richardsonii var. ciliatum Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 29 (1897).
Agropyron spicatum var. pringlei (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) M.E.Jones Contr. W. Bot. 14: 19 (1912).
Agropyron subsecundum (Link) Hitchc. Amer. J. Bot. 21: 131 (1934).
Agropyron subsecundum var. andinum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Hitchc. Amer. J. Bot. 21: 132 (1934).
Agropyron tenerum Vasey Bot. Gaz. 10: 258 (1885).
Agropyron tenerum var. ciliatum Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 30 (1897).
Agropyron tenerum var. longifolium Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 30 (1897).
Agropyron tenerum subsp. magnum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Piper Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 546 (1905).
Agropyron tenerum subsp. magnum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Piper Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 546 (1905).
Agropyron tenerum subsp. majus (Vasey) Piper Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 543 (1905).
Agropyron tenerum var. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Farw. Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 21: 355 (1919 publ. 1920).
Agropyron tenerum subsp. trichocoleum Piper Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 546 (1905), nom. superfl.
Agropyron teslinense A.E.Porsild & Senn Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 121: 98 (1951).
Agropyron trachycaulon Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 344 (1854), pro syn.
Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F.Lewis Canad. Field-Naturalist 45: 201 (1931).
Agropyron trachycaulum f. andinum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Beetle Rhodora 54: 196 (1952).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. caerulescens Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 47 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron trachycaulum f. caninoides (Ramaley) B.Boivin Naturaliste Canad. 94: 520 (1967).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. ciliatum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 40 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron trachycaulum f. ciliatum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gleason Phytologia 4: 21 (1952).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. fernaldii (Pease & A.H.Moore) Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 46 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. glaucescens Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 45 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. glaucum (Pease & A.H.Moore) Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 47 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. hirsutum Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 48 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. latiglume (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Beetle Rhodora 54: 196 (1952).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. majus (Vasey) Fernald Rhodora 35: 171 (1933).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Fernald Rhodora 35: 174 (1933).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. pilosiglume Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 48 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. richardsonii (Schrad.) Malte ex H.F.Lewis Canad. Field-Naturalist 45: 201 (1931).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. tenerum (Vasey) Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 44 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron trachycaulum var. trichocoleum Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 45 (1930 publ. 1932), nom. superfl.
Agropyron trachycaulum var. unilaterale (Vasey) Malte Rep. (Annual) Natl. Mus. Canada 68: 46 (1930 publ. 1932).
Agropyron unilaterale Cassidy Bull. Iowa Agric. Exp. Sta. 12: 63 (1890), nom. illeg.
Agropyron violacescens (Ramaley) Beal Grass. N. Amer. 2: 635 (1896).
Agropyron violaceum (Hornem.) Lange Consp. Fl. Groenland. 1: 155 (1880).
Agropyron violaceum subsp. andinum (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Melderis Ark. Bot., a.s., 7(1): 19 (1967 publ. 1968).
Agropyron violaceum var. andinum Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 6: 30 (1897).
Agropyron violaceum f. caninoides Ramaley Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 108 (1894).
Agropyron violaceum var. latiglume Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 32 (1897).
Agropyron violaceum var. majus Vasey Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 280 (1893).
Agropyron violaceum var. virescens Lange Consp. Fl. Groenland. 1: 155 (1880).
Agropyron × pseudorepens var. magnum Scribn. & J.G.Sm. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 4: 35 (1897).
Agropyron × pseudorepens var. sennii B.Boivin Naturaliste Canad. 94: 520 (1967).
Crithopyrum trachycaulon Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 344 (1854), pro syn.
Cryptopyrum richardsonii Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 174 (1846), pro syn.
Elymus alaskanus subsp. latiglumis (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Á.Löve Taxon 29: 166 (1980).
Elymus charkeviczii Prob. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 69: 256 (1984).
Elymus donianus subsp. subsecundus (Link) Á.Löve & D.Löve Taxon 13: 201 (1964).
Elymus donianus subsp. virescens (Lange) Á.Löve & D.Löve Taxon 13: 201 (1964).
Elymus kamczadalorum (Nevski) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 9: 61 (1972).
Elymus novae-angliae (Scribn.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 14: 245 (1977).
Elymus pauciflorus (Schwein.) Gould Madroño 9: 126 (1947), nom. illeg.
Elymus pauciflorus subsp. subsecundus (Link) Gould Madroño 9: 126 (1947).
Elymus pringlei Scribn. & Merr. Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 24: 30 (1901).
Elymus sierrae Gould Madroño 9: 125 (1947).
Elymus subsecundus (Link) Á.Löve & D.Löve Taxon 13: 201 (1964).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. andinus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Bot. Not. 128: 502 (1975 publ. 1976).
Elymus trachycaulus f. andinus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Beetle Phytologia 55: 210 (1984).
Elymus trachycaulus var. andinus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Dorn Vasc. Pl. Wyoming: 298 (1988).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. glaucus (Pease & A.H.Moore) Cody Canad. Field-Naturalist 108: 93 (1994).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. kamczadalorum (Nevski) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 24 (1973).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. latiglumis (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey Great Basin Naturalist 43: 562 (1983 publ. 1984), no basionym not cited.
Elymus trachycaulus var. latiglumis (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Beetle Phytologia 55: 209 (1984).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. major (Vasey) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 24 (1973).
Elymus trachycaulus var. major (Vasey) Beetle Phytologia 55: 210 (1984).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. novae-angliae (Scribn.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 23 (1973).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. sierrae (Gould) Á.Löve Feddes Repert. 95: 461 (1984).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. stefanssonii (Melderis) Á.Löve & D.Löve Bot. Not. 128: 502 (1975 publ. 1976).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. subsecundus (Link) Á.Löve & D.Löve Bot. Not. 128: 502 (1975 publ. 1976).
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. teslinensis (A.E.Porsild & Senn) Á.Löve Taxon 29: 167 (1980).
Elymus trachycaulus var. unilateralis (Vasey) Beetle Phytologia 55: 210 (1984).
Elymus trachycaulus var. violaceus (Hornem.) S.L.Welsh Utah Fl., ed. 4: 851 (2008), nom. superfl.
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. violaceus (Hornem.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Bot. Not. 128: 502 (1975 publ. 1976), nom. superfl.
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. virescens (Lange) Á.Löve & D.Löve Bot. Not. 128: 502 (1975 publ. 1976).
Elymus violaceus subsp. andinus (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 32: 182 (2000).
Elymus violaceus subsp. latiglumis (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 32: 181 (2000).
Roegneria doniana var. stefanssonii Melderis Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 44: 158 (1950).
Roegneria kamczadalorum Nevski in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 2: 619 (1934).
Roegneria latiglumis (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Nevski Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 2: 55 (1936).
Roegneria novae-angliae (Scribn.) Jurtzev & V.V.Petrovsky Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 85(6): 100 (1980).
Roegneria pauciflora (Schwein.) Hyl. Uppsala Univ. Årsskr. 7: 36, 8 (1945).
Roegneria subsecunda (Link) Melderis in N.Hylander, Nord. Kärlväxtfl. 1: 376 (1953).
Roegneria trachycaulon (Link) Nevski in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 2: 599 (1934).
Roegneria violacea (Hornem.) Melderis Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 44: 159 (1950).
Roegneria virescens (Lange) Böcher, Holmen & Jakobsen Grønlands Fl., ed. 2: 294 (1966).
Triticum biflorum var. hornemannii W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 953 (1844), nom. superfl.
Triticum caninum var. violaceum (Hornem.) Laest. Bot. Not. 1856: 77 (1856).
Triticum latiglume (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) F.Herm. Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 76: 40 (1936).
Triticum pauciflorum Schwein. in W.H.Keating, Narrat. Exp. St. Peter's River 2: 383 (1824).
Triticum repens var. tenerum Vasey in J.T.Rothrock, Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 293 (1878 publ. 1879), nom. nud.
Triticum repens var. violaceum (Hornem.) Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 4: 43 (1843).
Triticum richardsonii Schrad. Linnaea 12: 467 (1838).
Triticum subsecundum Link Hort. Berol. 2: 190 (1833).
Triticum trachycaulum Link Hort. Berol. 2: 189 (1833).
Triticum violaceum Hornem. in G.C.Oeder & al. (eds.), Fl. Dan. 12: t. 2044 (1832).
Zeia richardsonii (Schrad.) Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 227 (1915).
Zeia tenera (Vasey) Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 227 (1915).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould Ex Shinners	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners subsp. trachycaulus	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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