Taxon: Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev var. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev

Summary

Genus:

Agropyron

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Triticeae

Nomen number:

100479

Place of publication:

Spisok Rast. Gerb. Fl. S.S.S.R. Bot. Inst. Vsesoyuzn. Akad. Nauk 18:25. 1970

Verified:

12/02/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

17 (12 active, 12 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. (426 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. brandzae (Pantu & Solacolu) Melderis (4 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. cristatum (2 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev (46 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev unranked imbricatum (Roem. & Schult.) Beck (9 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. sabulosum Lavrenko (0 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. sclerophyllum Novopokr. ex Tzvelev (1 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. tarbagataicum (N. Plotn.) Tzvelev (3 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Triticum pectinatum M. Bieb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agropyron dagnae Grossh.
Agropyron karataviense Pavlov
Agropyron pectiniforme Roem. & Schult.
Agropyron pectiniforme Roem. & Schult. var. karabaljikji ined.?
Agropyron pectiniforme Roem. & Schult. var. pectiniforme

Invalid Designation(s)
Agropyron pectinatum auct. nonn.

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Löve, Á. 1984. Conspectus of the Triticeae. Feddes Repert. 95:430. Note: = Agropyron pectiniforme
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Wang, R. R.-C. 2011. Chapter 2. Agropyron and Psathyrostachys. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, cereals 77-108. Note: as Agropyron cristatum

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia	Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia	Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia	Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR

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=100479. Accessed 15 April 2026.