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Taxon:  Aegilops geniculata Roth



Summary
Genus:
Aegilops
Section:
Aegilops
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Subtribe:
Triticinae
Nomen number:
100014
Place of publication:
Bot. Abh. Beobacht. 45. 1787
Comment:
= Aegilops ovata auct. (non A. ovata L. = A. neglecta Req. ex Bertol.)
Verified:
11/20/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aegilops geniculata Roth subsp. geniculata
Aegilops geniculata Roth subsp. gibberosa (Zhuk.) K. Hammer
Aegilops ovata auct.
Aegilops ovata L. subsp. gibberosa Zhuk.
Triticum ovatum auct.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Brummitt, R. K. 1986. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 30. Taxon 35:557.
  3. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
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  6. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  7. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  8. Hammer, K. 1980. Zur Taxonomie und Nomenklatur der Gattung Aegilops L. Feddes Repert. 91:248.
  9. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2004
  10. Löve, Á. 1984. Conspectus of the Triticeae. Feddes Repert. 95:503.
  11. Lambinon, J. 1981. (588) Proposition de rejet Aegilops ovata L. Taxon 30:361.
  12. Meikle, R. D. Flora of Cyprus. 1977-1985
  13. Schneider, A. et al. 2008. Utilisation of Aegilops (goatgrass) species to widen the genetic diversity of cultivated wheat. Euphytica 163:8-9.
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  15. Slageren, M. W. van. 1994. Wild wheats: a monograph of Aegilops L. and Amblyopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Eig. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 94-7:82.
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
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Common names
English
ovate goat grass –
Swedish
kort bockvete –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Switzerland, Hungary
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100014. Accessed 14 March 2025.

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