common wheat
(Triticum aestivum ssp. aestivum)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNA - Not applicable SNA - Not applicable |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The inflorescence is always upright. It may or may not have long awns. |
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Height |
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24″ to 40″ |
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Habitat |
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Fields and disturbed sites near cultivated fields and grain elevators. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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Early spring |
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Use |
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Distribution |
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Nativity |
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Native nowhere; cultivated. Introduced to North America; escaped cultivation but not established. |
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Occurrence |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
Order |
Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | BOP clade | ||
| Subfamily | Pooideae | ||
| Supertribe | Triticodae | ||
| Tribe | Triticeae | ||
| Subtribe | Triticinae | ||
Genus |
Triticum (wheat) | ||
| Section | Triticum | ||
Synonyms |
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Triticum hybernum Triticum macha Triticum sativum Triticum sphaerococcum Triticum vulgare |
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Common Names |
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common wheat cultivated wheat wheat |
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Glossary
Awn
A stiff, bristle-like appendage at the tip of the glume, lemma, or palea of grass florets.
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Infructescence |
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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2011 |
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| Luciearl 6/27/2019 |
Location: Lake Shore, MN |
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