PLANTS Profile for Triticum (wheat)

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PLANTS Profile

Triticum L.
wheat

Symbol:

TRITI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Triticum L.

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Distribution:
Triticum L.

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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)

Related Taxa:
Triticum L.

View 341 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Triticum aestivum L.. . Image Available.

Triticum aestivum
common wheat

Distribution of Triticum aethiopicum Jakubz.. .

Triticum aethiopicum
Ethiopian wheat

Distribution of Triticum araraticum Jakubz.. .

Triticum araraticum
wheat

Distribution of Triticum boeoticum Boiss.. .

Triticum boeoticum
wild einkorn

Distribution of Triticum carthlicum Nevski. . Image Available.

Triticum carthlicum
Persian wheat

Triticum compactum

Distribution of Triticum durum Desf.. . Image Available.

Triticum durum
durum wheat

Distribution of Triticum ispahanicum Heslot. .

Triticum ispahanicum
wheat

Distribution of Triticum karamyschevii Nevski. .

Triticum karamyschevii
Karamyschev's wheat

Distribution of Triticum militinae Zhuk. & Migush.. .

Triticum militinae
wheat

Triticum monococcum

Triticum polonicum

Distribution of Triticum spelta L.. . Image Available.

Triticum spelta
spelt

Distribution of Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk.. . Image Available.

Triticum timopheevii
Timopheev's wheat

Distribution of Triticum turanicum Jakubz.. . Image Available.

Triticum turanicum
Oriental wheat

Distribution of Triticum turgidum L.. . Image Available.

Triticum turgidum
rivet wheat

Distribution of Triticum urartu Thumanian ex Gandilyan. .

Triticum urartu
wheat

Distribution of Triticum vavilovii Jakubz.. .

Triticum vavilovii
Vavilov's wheat

Distribution of Triticum zhukovskyi Menabde & Ericzjan. . Image Available.

Triticum zhukovskyi
Zhukovsky's wheat

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Triticum L.

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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

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Triticum L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Low		Low		Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Triticum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42236.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 01:34 PM CST