Aegilops caudata, the Cretan hard-grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[3] It is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia.[2] An annual, it is found in grasslands and forests at elevations from 0 to 1,850 m (0 to 6,100 ft).[1] It is a crop wild relative of wheat, with chromosome number 2n = 14.[3]
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| Aegilops caudata |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Poaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Pooideae |
| Genus: |
Aegilops |
| Species: |
A. caudata |
| Binomial name |
Aegilops caudata
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| Synonyms[2] |
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- Aegilops caudata subsp. dichasians Zhuk.
- Aegilops caudata var. paucispiculigera O.Schwarz
- Aegilops caudata var. polyathera Boiss.
- Aegilops caudata subsp. polyathera (Boiss.) Zhuk.
- Aegilops cylindrica Sm.
- Aegilops dichasians (Bowden) Humphries
- Aegilops markgrafii (Greuter) K.Hammer
- Orrhopygium caudatum (L.) Á.Löve
- Triticum caudatum (L.) Godr. & Gren.
- Triticum caudatum var. polyatherum (Boiss.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Triticum dichasians Bowden
- Triticum markgrafii Greuter
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