Triticum aestivum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Triticum aestivum L.

Common wheat, Wheat

Triticum aestivum is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.

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	Plant Range Observation Search ~392 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: escaped cultivar, agricultural plant

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Triticum hybernum
PLANTS	Triticum macha
PLANTS	Triticum sativum
PLANTS	Triticum sphaerococcum
PLANTS	Triticum vulgare

Information about Triticum aestivum from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TRAE) 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
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).