Taxon:  Aegilops speltoides Tausch var. speltoides



Summary
Genus:
Aegilops
Section:
Sitopsis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
314910
Verified:
11/20/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
33 (27  active, 27  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Aegilops speltoides subsp. speltoides (0 active accession[s])
Aegilops speltoides Tausch (102 active accession[s])
Aegilops speltoides Tausch var. ligustica (Savign.) Fiori (23 active accession[s])
Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  3. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  4. 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.
  5. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  7. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Transliterated Kurdishhimri  2Slageren, M. W. van. 1994. Wild wheats: a monograph of Aegilops L. and Amblyopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Eig. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 94-7:1-512.
Transliterated Kurdishnimri  2Slageren, M. W. van. 1994. Wild wheats: a monograph of Aegilops L. and Amblyopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Eig. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 94-7:1-512.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran w.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsraelH̱efa 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  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (w.), Iraq, Israel [H̱efa], Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  3. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  4. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  6. 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=314910. Accessed 15 April 2026.