Taxon:  Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult.



Summary
Genus:
Agropyron
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
1817
Place of publication:
Mant. 2:412.  1824
Verified:
11/06/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
147 (128  active, 125  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Triticum desertorum Fisch. ex Link

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Á. Löve
Agropyron sibiricum (Willd.) P. Beauv. var. desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Boiss.

Images (3 total. Click on image for more.)
Inflorescence branch

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  3. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Chen, Q. et al. 1990. Intergeneric hybrids between Triticum aestivum and three crested wheatgrasses: Agropyron mongolicum, A. michnoi, and A. desertorum. Genome 33:663-667.
  6. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
  7. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  8. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
  10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  11. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  12. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  13. International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
  14. Jiang, J. et al. 1994. Recent advances in alien gene transfer in wheat. Euphytica 73:199-212. Note: this review recognized Agropyron desertorum as part of the tertiary gene pool of Triticum aestivum
  15. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  16. Limin, A. E. & D. B. Fowler. 1990. An interspecific hybrid and amphidiploid produced from Triticum aestivum crosses with Agropyron cristatum and Agropyron desertorum. Genome 33:581-584.
  17. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  18. Mellish, A. et al. 2002. Genetic relationships among selected crested wheatgrass cultivars and species determined on the basis of AFLP markers. Crop Sci. (Madison) 42:1662-1668.
  19. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  20. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  21. Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
  22. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  23. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:235.
  24. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  25. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  26. Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 77-108.
  27. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  28. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: forage crop
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcrested wheatgrass  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishdesert crested wheatgrass  1Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Englishdesert wheatgrass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishstandard crested wheatgrass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchchiendent désertique  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchchiendent du désert  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianagropiro dei deserti  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Transliterated Russianžitnâk pustynnyj  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia Huizi Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKurganskaja oblast' Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationAstrakhan Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:235.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKalmykija, Respublika Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:235.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:235.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:235.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.e.Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine e. & KrymTzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
2CultivatedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada c.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedNorthern America United States w. & c.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Kurganskaja oblast', Omsk, Tyva, Respublika]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China [Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.e.)], Russian Federation [Kalmykija, Respublika, Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (e. & Krym)
Cultivated
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada (c.), United States (w. & c.)

Reference(s)
  1. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  2. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  3. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:235.
  4. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Animal foodforage Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmentalerosion control Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmentalrevegetator Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
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=1817. Accessed 11 May 2026.