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Poaceae
Triticum

*Triticum aestivum Linnaeus. Common name: Bread Wheat. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Fields; frequently cultivated, rarely persistent or volunteering following cultivation. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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ID notes: The inflorescence is a terminal, compact spike 2.5-7 inches long. Depending on the cultivar, the spikelets may have long erect awns or none. Each spikelet has 3-9 florets. It resembles Cultivated Rye (Secale cereale) but differs in having a single spikelet per node (vs. 2+).

Origin/Endemic status: W. Asia

Other Comments: One of the most important crops in the world.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K4, Meso6, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, WH3, Tucker (1996); = n/a — Tat; = Triticum xaestivum L., pro species; > Triticum aestivum L. ssp. aestivum — Mo1. Basionym: Triticum aestivum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Triticum aestivum - FNA24

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