Aegilops speltoides

Aegilops speltoides (syn. Sitopsis speltoides (Tausch) Á.Löve) is an edible goatgrass in the family Poaceae native to Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, which is often used for animal feed, and it has grown in cultivated beds. This plant is an important natural source of disease resistance in wheat,^[1] and it is known or likely to be susceptible to barley mild mosaic bymovirus.^{[citation needed]}

Aegilops speltoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Aegilops
Species:	A. speltoides
Binomial name
Aegilops speltoides Tausch

Genome

Aegilops speltoides is a diploid of 2n = 2x = 14.^[1] A. speltoides is divided into two morphotypes, the dominant ligustica and the recessive aucheri.^[1]