Triticum sp.
Wheat, goat grass, Goat Grass
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Family: Poaceae · Type: Annual · Not Native
Triticum sp. (Wheat) is a non-native California annual in the Poaceae family.
How to tell it apart
vs Hordeum: Triticum has broad, keeled glumes; Hordeum has all glumes narrow and bristle-like.; vs × Triticosecale: Triticum has shorter awns (to 4 cm); Triticosecale has longer awns (to 15 cm) like rye.; vs Bromus: Triticum has one spikelet per node in a spike; Bromus has branched, open flower clusters.; vs Secale: Triticum lacks fringes on lemma keels; Secale has distinctly hairy-fringed keel edges.; vs Danthonia: Triticum has keeled glumes in a spike; Danthonia has rounded glumes in an open panicle.
Frequently asked questions
Is Triticum sp. native to California?
No. Triticum sp. is not native to California (recorded as not native).
What plant family does Triticum sp. belong to?
Triticum sp. is in the Poaceae family, genus Triticum.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
Sources: Jepson eFlora · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-04-14
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