Agropyron desertorum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult.

(not an active name)

Desert crested wheatgrass, Desert wheatgrass

2009 Zoya Akulova

2005 Steve Matson

Agropyron desertorum is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.

also called Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~141 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Agropyron
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: agricultural weed

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Agropyron cristatum ssp. desertorum
PLANTS	Agropyron cristatum var. desertorum
JM93	Agropyron fragile
JEF	Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum

Information about Agropyron desertorum from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (AGDE2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
photos / record / common / links 2009 Zoya Akulova:!2005 Steve Matson:! null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/02/2024).