PLANTS Profile for Agropyron cristatum (crested wheatgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
crested wheatgrass

Symbol:

AGCR

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.

Loren St. John. USDA NRCS Aberdeen PMC. Ephraim. United States, ID. Usage Requirements.

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Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.

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Distribution:
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.


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USA (AK, CA, CO, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Agropyron or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Agropyron cristatum ssp. cristatum
crested wheatgrass

Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum
crested wheatgrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.

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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	Agropyron Gaertn. – wheatgrass
Species	Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. – crested wheatgrass

Introduced Information:
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40371.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 07:53 AM MDT