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Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

Lyme grass

source: Rasbak (2009) & Kristan Peters (2005), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)
source: Rasbak (2009) & Kristan Peters (2005), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.
The Plant list Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.
English name Lyme grass



Crop relationship
Wheat tertiary genepool



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence relatively rare
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe coastal areas
Asia -
Africa -
North-America -
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, July 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.x3lqmu
Distribution data GBIF, July 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.x3lqmu

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information