Table 2.
Morphological inflorescence comparison of Elymusmultiramosus with related Elymus species.
| Species | Inflorescence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Tightness | Upright or Bent | Total length | Branch number | Branch length | |
| Elymusmultiramosus Y.C. Zhang | compound spike | slightly lax | pendulous | 17–19 | 3–6 | 2–4 |
| Elymusbreviaristatus (Keng) Keng f. | spike | lax | tender and pendulous | 10–15 | no | no |
| Elymussinosubmuticus S. L. Chen | spike | laxer | curved | 3.5–7.5 | no | no |
| Elymussibiricus L. | spike | laxer | pendulous | 15–20 | no | no |
| Elymusatratus (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. | spike | denser | flexuous, pendulous | 5–8 | no | no |
| Elymusnutans Griseb. | spike | denser | flexuous, apex pendulous | 5–12 | no | no |
| Elymuscanadensis L. | spike | denser | pendulous | 12–20 | no | no |
| Elymusvillifer C. P. Wang & H. L. Yang | spike | denser | slightly curved | 9–12 | no | no |
| Elymuspurpuraristatus C. P. Wang & H. L. Yang | spike | denser | erect or slightly curved | 8–15 | no | no |
| Elymusdahuricus Turcz. var. violeus C. P. Wang & H. L. Yang | spike | denser | curved | 18.5–25.5 | no | no |
| ElymusdahuricusTurcz.var.dahuricus | spike | denser | erect | 14–18 | no | no |
| Elymusexcelsus Turcz. | spike | laxer | erect | 15–22 | no | no |
| Elymusdahuricusvar.cylindricus Franch. | spike | denser | erect | 7–14 | no | no |
| Elymustangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. | spike | denser | erect | 8–15 | no | no |
| Elymusdahuricus Turcz. | spike | denser | erect | 14–18 | no | no |
| Elymusbarystachyus L. B. Cai | spike | denser | erect | 8–18 | no | no |