Abstract:Karyotypes of 11 tetraploid species in Leymus Hochst. have been studied. The karyotype formulae are as follows: L. arenarius (L.) Hochst., 2n=4x=28=18m+4sm+6st (4sat); L. condensatus (J. Presl) A. Lve, 2n=4x=28=22m+4sm (2sat)+2st (2sat); L. innovatus (Be