Triticum aestivum
Bread Wheat, Common Wheat
Also known as: Frumentum triticum E.H.L.Krause +19 more
- Frumentum triticum E.H.L.Krause
- Triticum aestivum Fiori & Paol., 1896
- Triticum aestivum subsp. albinflatocapitatum Udachin
- Triticum aestivum subsp. australianum Udachin & Schachm.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. brezhnevii Udachin & Shakhm.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. dorofeevii Udachin & Shakhm.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. erythrospermum (Körn.) Velican
- Triticum aestivum subsp. ferrugineum (Alef) Velican
- Triticum aestivum subsp. ischkaschimicum Udachin & Shakhm.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. japschorvi Nigmat.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. lutescens (Alef.) Velican
- Triticum aestivum subsp. meridionale-inflatum Nigmat.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. milturum Velican
- Triticum aestivum subsp. quasiheraticum Nigmat.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. quasimeridionale-inflatum Nigmat.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. ramifera Koric
- Triticum aestivum subsp. ramosoalborubrum Udachin & M.V.Novikova
- Triticum aestivum subsp. ramosomilturum Udachin & M.V.Novikova
- Triticum aestivum subsp. ruchczianum Nigmat.
- Triticum aestivum subsp. subfalseerythroleucon Udachin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Triticum aestivum (commonly known as Bread Wheat or Common Wheat) is an annual or biennial within the Poaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Indian Subcontinent, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
India, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Turkey, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Amur, Antipodean Is., Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chad, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms