Agropyron desertorum
Crested Wheatgrass, Desert Crested Wheatgrass
Other regional names: Desert Wheatgrass
- Desert Wheatgrass
Also known as: Agropyron angarense Peschkova +15 more
- Agropyron angarense Peschkova
- Agropyron cristatum subsp. desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Á.Löve
- Agropyron cristatum var. desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Dorn
- Agropyron desertorum f. pilosiusculum Melderis
- Agropyron desertorum var. dasyphyllum Roshev.
- Agropyron desertorum var. desertorum
- Agropyron desertorum var. muticum Roshev.
- Agropyron desertorum var. pilosiusculum (Melderis) H.L.Yang
- Agropyron desertorum var. pilosiusculum Melderis
- Agropyron desertorum var. typicum Roshev.
- Agropyron sibiricum var. desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Boiss.
- Agropyron sinkiangense D.F.Cui
- Agropyron wangii (C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum) Tzvelev
- Douglasdeweya wangii C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum
- Eremopyrum sibiricum var. desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) P.Candargy
- Triticum desertorum Fisch. ex Link
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Agropyron desertorum (commonly known as Crested Wheatgrass or Desert Crested Wheatgrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Central European Russia, China North-Central, East European Russia, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Qinghai, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang
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)
Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, California, Colorado, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Spain, Texas, Utah, Wyoming