Genus Secale L.


Summary
Genus number:
11022
Last updated:
26 April 2022
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Common name(s):

rye
Accession count:

3811 (2126  active, 2081  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


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References:
  1. De Bustos, A. & N. Jouve. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Secale based on the characterisation of rDNA ITS sequences. Pl. Syst. Evol. 235:147-154.
  2. Don, R. & S. Ducournau. 2018. International Seed Testing Association handbook on seedling evaluation 7.2.1:7-2.
  3. Frederiksen, S. & G. Petersen. 1998. A taxonomic revision of Secale L. (Triticeae, Poaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 18:399-420.
  4. Hammer, K. et al. 1987. Vorarbeiten zur monographischen Darstellung von Wildpflanzensortimenten: Secale L. Kulturpflanze 35:135-177.
  5. Maraci, Ö. et al. 2018. Phylogeny and genetic structure in the genus Secale. PLoS One 13(7): e0200825. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200825.
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: food crop, rye and wheat genepools
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=11022. Accessed 6 October 2026.