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Triticum durum Desf.

Durum wheat (en), Blé dur (fr), Blé d'Afrique (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Triticum

Characteristics

A clumping grass. It grows 0.9-1.5 m high and spreads 30-50 cm wide. The leaves are narrow, flat and rough. They are strap like. The flower stems are smooth and hollow. The flowers are in dense, somewhat flattened spikelets. These do not have stalks. The seed heads usually have beards. The seed are hard and oval and can be white, red or yellow.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It has drought resistance. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
Light -
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Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

It is used for semolina and pasta. It is used in spaghetti, noodles, cakes, puddings and some breads and in couscous. It is made into porridge.
Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity infested plants only (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 17 - 25
Size -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Triticum durum world distribution map, present in Brazil, Canada, France, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:425670-1
WFO ID wfo-0000905945
COL ID 5948P
BDTFX ID 69715
INPN ID 127727
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Triticum accessorium Triticum algeriense Triticum candissimum Triticum caucasicum Triticum densiusculum Triticum durum Triticum laxiusculum Triticum maurorum Triticum molle Triticum orientale Triticum rarum Triticum tanaiticum Triticum tiflisiense Triticum venulosum Triticum brachystachyum Triticum longisemineum Triticum transcaucasicum Triticum trevisium Triticum aestivum subsp. durum Triticum aestivum var. durum Triticum durum subsp. caucasicum Triticum durum var. atromarginatum Triticum durum var. bicolor Triticum durum var. dubium Triticum durum var. heterochromum Triticum durum var. hordeiforme Triticum durum var. marginatum Triticum durum var. pseudocopticum Triticum durum var. pseudoerythromelan Triticum sativum subsp. durum Triticum vulgare var. durum Triticum vulgare var. melanopogon Triticum durum f. breviaristatum
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