Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Triticum aestivum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Bread Wheat from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
One of the most important crops in the world. The lemmas can either be awnless or with long awns (to 8cm long), per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Triticum aestivum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Triticum aestivum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Triticum aestivum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-21-001:
Triticum aestivum FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Triticum aestivum
COMMON NAME:
Bread Wheat
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_trae_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_t_aestivum_0938
May Polk County NC
Spike 5-15cm long. Spikelets alternate on opposite sides of rachis, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Triticum aestivum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Triticum aestivum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Triticum aestivum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Triticum aestivum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-21-001:
Triticum aestivum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Triticum aestivum
4083
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields; frequently cultivated, rarely persistent or volunteering following cultivation, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Inflorescence a spike
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain yellowish
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
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