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Taxon:  Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.



Summary
Genus:
Agropyron
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Subtribe:
Hordeinae
Nomen number:
102774
Place of publication:
Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. 14(1):540. 1770
Verified:
05/20/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. brandzae (Pantu & Solacolu) Melderis (0 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. cristatum (0 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev unranked imbricatum (Roem. & Schult.) Beck (0 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev var. pectinatum (M. Bieb.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. sabulosum Lavrenko (0 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. sclerophyllum Novopokr. ex Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. tarbagataicum (N. Plotn.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. subsp. kazachstanicum Tzvelev
Agropyron deweyi Á. Löve
Agropyron muricatum Fisch. ex Eichw.
Agropyron ponticum Nevski
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Reference(s)
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  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
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  5. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
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  14. Jiang, J. et al. 1994. Recent advances in alien gene transfer in wheat. Euphytica 73:199-212. Note: this review recognized both diploid and tetraploid Agropyron cristatum as part of the tertiary gene pool of wheat
  15. Kharkevich, S. S., ed. 1985. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. Note: also cited as "Vascular plants of the Soviet Far East", and "Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka"
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  17. Li, L. H. & Y. S. Dong. 1991. Hybridization between Triticum aestivum L. and Agropyron michnoi Roshev. Theor. Appl. Genet. 81:312-316. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122 Note: mentions hybrids between hexaploid Triticum aestivum and Agropyron cristatum by embryo rescue
  18. 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. Note: this study used diploid plants of Agropyron cristatum as pollen donors; hybrids were obtained by embryo rescue
  19. Löve, Á. 1984. Conspectus of the Triticeae. Feddes Repert. 95:431. URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291522-239Xb/issues
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  34. Wu, J. et al. 2006. The introgression of chromosome 6P specifying for increased numbers of florets and kernels from Agropyron cristatum into wheat. Theor. Appl. Genet. 114:13-20. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/122
Common names
English
crested wheatgrass –
desert wheatgrass –
fairway crested wheatgrass –
fairway wheatgrass –
Chinese
bing cao (冰草) –
French
agropyre à crête –
agropyron accrêté –
chiendent à crête –
German
Kammquecke –
Italian
agropiro crestato –
Spanish
agropiro –
agropiro crestado –
Swedish
kamvete –
Transcribed Chinese
bing cao –
Transliterated Russian
žitnâk grebenčatyj –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia Huizi Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovo 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKurgan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTuva 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationAstrakhan 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKalmykia 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgograd 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia 
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada w.
2CultivatedNorthern America United States c. & w.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Tuva, Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Amur]
  • CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Qinghai Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Moldova, Russian Federation [Kalmykia, Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgograd], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada (w.), United States (c. & w.)
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder 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
Animal foodforage 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
Environmentalerosion control 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
Environmentallawn/turf Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.


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