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Aegilops tauschii Coss.

Tausch's goatgrass (en), Égilope (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Aegilops

Characteristics

Culms 20–40 cm tall. Leaf sheath glabrous but margin ciliate; ligule 0.5–1 mm, membranous; leaf blade 4–6 × ca. 0.3 cm, scabrous, adaxial surface pilose. Spike cylindric, with (5–) 7–10(–13) spikelets. Spikelets cylindric, ca. 9 mm, with 3 or 4(or 5) florets. Glumes 4–6 mm, leathery, 7–9(–10)-veined, apex truncate or slightly toothed. Lemma lanceolate, 5-veined; first lemma ca. 7 mm; awn 1–4 cm. Palea equaling lemma. Fl. and fr. May–Jun. 2n = 14.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Aegilops tauschii leaf picture by Шамхалов Магомед (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Aegilops tauschii flower picture by Шамхалов Магомед (cc-by-sa)
Aegilops tauschii flower picture by Шамхалов Магомед (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aegilops tauschii world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Conservation status

Aegilops tauschii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384652-1
WFO ID wfo-0000841857
COL ID 659DY
BDTFX ID 121764
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Patropyrum tauschii Triticum aegilops Triticum tauschii Aegilops tauschii f. brunnea Aegilops tauschii f. ferruginea Aegilops squarrosa Aegilops squarrosa subsp. eusquarrosa Aegilops squarrosa subsp. meyeri Aegilops squarrosa subsp. salina Aegilops squarrosa var. albescens Aegilops squarrosa var. anathera Aegilops squarrosa var. ferruginea Aegilops squarrosa var. meyeri Aegilops squarrosa var. pubescens Aegilops squarrosa var. salina Aegilops tauschii var. anathera Aegilops tauschii var. meyeri Aegilops tauschii var. paleidenticulata Patropyrum tauschii subsp. salinum Aegilops squarrosa var. brunnea Aegilops tauschii

Lower taxons

Aegilops tauschii subsp. strangulata Aegilops tauschii subsp. tauschii
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