Poaceae

Aegilops L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1050 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Medit. to W. Himalaya, E. Central Europe to E. Central China.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, China North-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lange, J. [s.n.] K000979186 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000979188 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [461] Afghanistan K000433629 Type Yes
Kotschy, T. [248] Iran K000433631 Isotype Yes
Kotschy, T. [248] Iran K000433630 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000979187 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher-Eloy [2913] Iraq K000433632 Type Yes
Kotschy, T. [248] Iran K000979130 Type Yes

Sources

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0