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Goatgrass

Aegilops umbellulata

Also called Umbel Goatgrass

Goatgrass
Photo: Herbarium of Université de Montpellier 2, Institut de Botanique, CC BY 4.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Annual
Native range
E. Kriti, Türkiye to Iran
Climate
subtropical

About

Aegilops umbellulata, the umbel goatgrass, is an annual grass that is closesly related to wheat. It is native to southeastern Europe (including the East Aegean Islands), Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, the Transcaucasus, and Turkey.

The hybridisation between this species and wheat is known to produce rust resistant plants.

Other Aegilops plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aegilops umbellulata 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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