Agropyron is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Wheatgrass | |
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Agropyron cristatum[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Supertribe: | Triticodae |
Tribe: | Triticeae |
Genus: | Agropyron Gaertn. |
Type species | |
Agropyron cristatum | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass.[9]
species now considered better suited in other genera: Crithopsis Elymus Kengyilia Leymus Thinopyrum Vulpia etc.