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Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. ssp. cristatum
crested wheatgrass
       
Symbol:   AGCRC  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Native Status:  
None
Distribution:   Not in PFA



 
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Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. ssp. cristatum

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Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. ssp. cristatum

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Agropyron, 2 subspecies in Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. ssp. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev var. imbricatum (Roem. & Schult.) Beck. .
Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum var. imbricatum
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Classification:
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. ssp. cristatum

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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
Subspecies Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. ssp. cristatum – crested wheatgrass
 

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Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. ssp. cristatum

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Time Generated: 09/02/2009 08:30 AM MDT  
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