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Aegilops triuncialis

Common name:		Family:	Gramineae
Author:	L.	Botanical references:	74, 200
Synonyms:	Aegilops squarrosa (L.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Middle East.
Habitat:	Dry acid grassland and stony habitats[200]. Argillaceous semi-deserts, dry hills and as a weed of cultivation[74].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	A. elongata[G] A. squarrosa subsp. salinum[G] A. squarrosa subsp. strangulata[G] A. squarrosa var. anathera[G] A. squarrosa var. meyeri[G] A. tauschii[G,P] A. tauschii subsp. strangulata[G] A. tauschii subsp. tauschii[G] A. tauschii var. anathera[G] A. tauschii var. meyerii[G] A. triuncialis subsp. triuncialis[G] A. triuncialis var. assyriaca[G] A. triuncialis var. triuncialis[G] Aegilopodes triuncialis[G] Patropyrum tauschii[G] Patropyrum tauschii subsp. salinum[G] Patropyrum tauschii subsp. strangulata[G] Triticum persicum[P] Triticum tauschii[G] Triticum triunciale[B,G,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Barbed Goat Grass [B], Barbed Goatgrass [P], Tausch's Goatgrass [P],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	uncialis = one twelfth, an inch
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Cyperales. Renamed to Poaceae -- Grass family
Noxious, Invasive and Injurious Weeds	From USDA PLANTS database, Weeds Australia , DEFRA Injurious Weeds
	Listed as noxious/invasive for: USA Invasive.

Physical Characteristics

Annual growing to 0.3m. It is not frost tender. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Wind. We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in heavy clay soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires dry or moist soil.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

Seed.

Seed - small and fiddly[177]. An emergency food, used as a cereal in making bread etc.

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species, it probably requires a well drained soil in a sunny position and should be tolerant of clay since it favours clay soils in the wild.
This species is believed to have hybridized with primitive forms of Triticum spp (Wheat) to produce some of the more modern Triticum spp. It could, therefore, be of value in wheat breeding programmes. It grows successfully at Kew, setting seed even in cool summers[K].

Propagation

Seed - sow March/April in situ and only just cover the seed. Make sure the soil does not dry out before the plants germinate. Seed can also be sown early March in a greenhouse and planted out in May.

Suppliers

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Web References

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Aegilops squarrosa (a possible synonym).

[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for Aegilops tauschii (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Aegilops triuncialis var. triuncialis (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.

[74] Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers.

[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

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