Agropyron cristatum
Crested Wheatgrass
Also known as: Agropyron aristatum Besser +19 more
- Agropyron aristatum Besser
- Agropyron barginensis Skvortsov
- Agropyron brandzae Pantu & Solacolu
- Agropyron brandzae subsp. ciliatum (Grint.) Dihoru & Negrean
- Agropyron brandzae var. nyaradyanum Morariu
- Agropyron bulbosum var. ciliatum Grint.
- Agropyron bulbosum var. dunense Grint.
- Agropyron bulbosum var. dunensis Grinţ.
- Agropyron cristatiforme P.K.Sarkar
- Agropyron cristatum f. calvum (Schur) Boza & Vasic
- Agropyron cristatum f. hirsutissimum Krylov
- Agropyron cristatum f. imbricatum (Roem. & Schult.) Bukhteeva
- Agropyron cristatum f. multiflorum Maire
- Agropyron cristatum f. pauciflorum Maire
- Agropyron cristatum f. pectiniforme Bukhteeva
- Agropyron cristatum f. villosum (Litv.) Bukhteeva
- Agropyron cristatum subsp. baicalense T.V.Egorova & Sipliv.
- Agropyron cristatum subsp. brachyatherum (Maire) Dobignard
- Agropyron cristatum subsp. brandzae (Pantu & Solacolu) Melderis
- Agropyron cristatum subsp. dunense (Grint.) Dihoru & Negrean
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Agropyron cristatum (commonly known as Crested Wheatgrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Africa, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alaska, Alberta, Baltic States, British Columbia, California, Chile South, Colorado, Delaware, Germany, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon