Wheatgrass | |
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Agropyron cristatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: |
Agropyron Gaertn. |
Type species | |
Agropyron cristatum Gaertn. |
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Synonyms | |
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Agropyron is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America.
Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass.
species now considered better suited in other genera: Crithopsis Elymus Kengyilia Leymus Thinopyrum Vulpia etc.