Taxon:  Aegilops kotschyi Boiss.



Summary
Genus:
Aegilops
Section:
Aegilops
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
1537
Place of publication:
Diagn. pl. orient. ser. 1, 7:129.  1846
Verified:
07/18/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
19 (18  active, 18  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aegilemma kotschyi (Boiss.) Á. Löve
Triticum kotschyi (Boiss.) Bowden

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Typical spikes

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Hammer, K. 1980. Zur Taxonomie und Nomenklatur der Gattung Aegilops L. Feddes Repert. 91:237.
  3. Kilian, B. et al. 2011. Chapter 1. Aegilops. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 1-76.
  4. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  5. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  6. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: mentions
  7. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  8. Slageren, M. W. van. 1994. Wild wheats: a monograph of Aegilops L. and Amblyopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Eig. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 94-7:1-512.
  9. Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
  10. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  11. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  12. Xu, X. et al. 1993. Evaluation for salt tolerance in genetic resources of Triticum and Aegilops species. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 96:11-16.
  13. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt n.Kilian, B. et al. 2011. Chapter 1. Aegilops. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 1-76.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.Kilian, B. et al. 2011. Chapter 1. Aegilops. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 1-76.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Kilian, B. et al. 2011. Chapter 1. Aegilops. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 1-76.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait  Kilian, B. et al. 2011. Chapter 1. Aegilops. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 1-76.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Kilian, B. et al. 2011. Chapter 1. Aegilops. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 1-76.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan s.e.Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey s.Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (n.), Libya (n.), Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (s.)
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan (s.e.), Uzbekistan

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Kilian, B. et al. 2011. Chapter 1. Aegilops. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 1-76.
  3. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  4. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  5. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  6. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  7. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  8. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1537. Accessed 15 April 2026.