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Poaceae, Pooideae, Triticeae - Wheat
(Family, Subfamily, Tribe)
Bearded Wheat Triticum aestivum
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May 2007
(Cultivated - Native of Eurasia)
Base: annual, no rhizomes, no stolons (runner stem)
Blade (leaf): 0.7-2cm wide, on culm
Culm (main grain stem): thick, 24-90cm tall
Inflorescence: 5-12cm long excluding awns
Variation
Unbearded Wheat Triticum aestivum
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May 2007
Other Species In My Area
Jointed Goatgrass Aegilops cylindricum
(Introduced, native of Eurasia - Shackelford, Eastland)
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