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Aegilops L.
goatgrass
       
Symbol:   AEGIL  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Images:
Aegilops L.

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Distribution:
Aegilops L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WY)
 

Related Taxa:
Aegilops L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Aegilops bicornis (Forssk.) Jaub. & Spach. . Image Available.
Aegilops bicornis
goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops comosa Sm.. . Image Available.
Aegilops comosa
goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops crassa Boiss.. . Image Available.
Aegilops crassa
Persian goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops cylindrica Host. . Image Available.
Aegilops cylindrica
jointed goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops geniculata Roth. . Image Available.
Aegilops geniculata
ovate goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops longissima Schweinf. & Muschl.. . Image Available.
Aegilops longissima
goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops lorentii Hochst.. . Image Available.
Aegilops lorentii
Lorent's goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops searsii M. Feldman & M. Kislev. .
Aegilops searsii
Sears' goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops speltoides Tausch. . Image Available.
Aegilops speltoides
goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops tauschii Coss.. .
Aegilops tauschii
Tausch's goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops triuncialis L.. . Image Available.
Aegilops triuncialis
barbed goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk.. .
Aegilops umbellulata
goatgrass
Distribution of Aegilops ventricosa Tausch. . Image Available.
Aegilops ventricosa
goatgrass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Aegilops 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 Aegilops L. – goatgrass
 

More Accounts and Images:
Aegilops L.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182534.

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