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Persian goatgrass

Aegilops crassa

Also called Persian Goat Grass

Persian goatgrass
Photo: Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Islamic Republic of Iran., Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
SE. Türkiye to C. Asia and Jordan
Climate
temperate

About

Aegilops crassa is an ornamental plant in the family Poaceae. It is referred to by the common name Persian goatgrass. It is native to Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Tajikistan, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Other Aegilops plants

Goatgrass · Mediterranean Aegilops · Cretan Hard Grass · Column Goatgrass · Jointed goatgrass · Ovate goatgrass · Aegilops juvenalis · Desert Goatgrass · Goatgrass · Aegilops mutica · Three Awn Goat Grass · Sharon Goatgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aegilops crassa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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