Elymus
Meikle, R.D. 1985: Flora of Cyprus 2 but modified and names used differing
| 1 | Lemmas with long awns; awns up to 30 mm long |
| 1' | Lemmas muticous or with short awns |
| 2 | Rhachis of the spike-axis very fragile |
| 2' | Rhachis of the spike-axis tough |
| 3 | Plant caespitose; nerves on the upper surface of the leaf-blade densely covered with short crisped hairs and occacional longer hairs |
| 3' | Plant rhizomatous, not forming more or less dense tufts; nerves on the upper surface of the leaf-blade with long, sparsely scattered hairs |
