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Triticum aestivum L.
common wheat

   
Symbol: TRAE
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
  
  
  
  
  
  



   
Other common names:
  wheat
Photograph of Triticum aestivum L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MD, Beltsville.
 
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Synonyms:
Triticum aestivum L.

  TRHY5 Triticum hybernum L.
  TRMA11 Triticum macha Dekap. & Menab.
  TRSA5 Triticum sativum Lam.
  TRSP5 Triticum sphaerococcum Percival
  TRVU Triticum vulgare Vill.
 

Distribution by State:
Triticum aestivum L.

Distributional Map for Triticum aestivum L.
Distribution Map Legend

Triticum aestivum L. distribution:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Triticum aestivum L.

341 genera in Poaceae, 19 species in Triticum
 

Classification:
Triticum aestivum L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Triticum L. – wheat
Species   Triticum aestivum L. – common wheat
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Triticum aestivum L.

common wheat

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Triticum aestivum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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