• ABBREVIATION
• SYNONYMS
• NRCS PLANT CODE
• COMMON NAMES
• TAXONOMY
• LIFE FORM
• FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS
• OTHER STATUS
• AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION

ABBREVIATION:

AGRDES

SYNONYMS:

Agropyron sibiricum var. desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Boiss [21]

NRCS PLANT CODE:

AGDE

COMMON NAMES:

desert wheatgrass
standard crested wheatgrass
standard wheatgrass
summit crested wheatgrass
Nordan crested wheatgrass

TAXONOMY:

The scientific name of desert wheatgrass is Agropyron desertorum (Fischer ex Link) Shultes (Poaceae). Wheatgrasses (Triticeae) including desert wheatgrass frequently hybridize and often produce fertile crosses [5,20,93]. There have been several revisions of the taxonomy of crested wheatgrass and its close Agropyron relatives [16,21,46], and A. desertorum is often called “crested wheatgrass.” Desert wheatgrass readily crosses with crested wheatgrass (A. cristatum) to produce fertile hybrids, the most common of which is called ‘Hycrest.’ Some authorities do not consider crested and desert wheatgrass to be distinct species [45].

LIFE FORM:

graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:

No special status

OTHER STATUS:

None

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:

Elena Zlatnik. (1999, February). Agropyron desertorum. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for SPECIES: Agropyron desertorum | Desert Wheatgrass