ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Secale cereale

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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FLOWER GUIDES FOR THIS SPECIES

Cereal Rye flower guide

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Secale
Species: Secale cereale
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Secale cereale. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

46 synonyms in this snapshot

Secale aestivumName author: Uspenski
Secale ancestraleName author: (Zhuk.) Zhuk.
Secale ancestrale var. aidinumName author: Zhuk.
Secale ancestrale var. arenosumName author: Zhuk.
Secale ancestrale var. karaburunName author: Zhuk.
Secale ancestrale var. spontaneumName author: Zhuk.
Secale arundinaceumName author: Trautv.
Secale cereale f. brevispicatumName author: (Waisb.) Soó
Secale cereale f. montaniformeName author: (Waisb.) Soó
Secale cereale subsp. aestivumName author: Schübl. & G.Martens
Secale cereale subsp. aestivumName author: Schübl. & G.Martens
Secale cereale subsp. ancestraleName author: Zhuk.
Secale cereale subsp. indo-europaeumName author: Antrop.
Secale cereale subsp. indoeuropaeumName author: Antrop.
Secale cereale subsp. rigidumName author: Antrop.
Secale cereale subsp. tetraploidumName author: Kobyl.
Secale cereale subsp. tsitsiniiName author: Kobyl.
Secale cereale var. ancestraleName author: (Zhuk.) Kit Tan
Secale cereale var. arduennenseName author: Lej.
Secale cereale var. arundinaceumName author: (Trautv.) Peterm.
Secale cereale var. biflorumName author: Peterm.
Secale cereale var. compositumName author: Koeler
Secale cereale var. hybernumName author: Aiton
Secale cereale var. multicauleName author: Metzg. ex Alef.
Secale cereale var. ramosumName author: Peterm.
Secale cereale var. spontaneumName author: Zhuk.
Secale cereale var. triflorumName author: Lej.
Secale cereale var. vernumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Secale cereale var. vulgareName author: Ser.
Secale compositumName author: Poir.
Secale creticumName author: Sieber ex Kunth
Secale hybernumName author: Poir.
Secale montanum subsp. balcanumName author: (Gancev) Kožuharov
Secale montanum var. balcanumName author: Gancev
Secale sibiricumName author: Georgi
Secale spontaneumName author: Fisch. ex Steud.
Secale strictum subsp. balcanumName author: (Gancev) Valdés & H.Scholz
Secale triflorumName author: P.Beauv.
Secale turkestanicumName author: Bensin
Secale vernumName author: Poir.
Triticum cerealeName author: (L.) Salisb.
Triticum cereale f. brevispicatumName author: Waisb.
Triticum cereale f. montaniformeName author: Waisb.
Triticum cereale var. montaniformeName author: Waisb.
Triticum ramosumName author: Weigel
Triticum secaleName author: Link

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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