crested wheatgrass
Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult.
Agropyron desertorum, known as crested wheatgrass, is a species in the Poaceae family. It is native to the steppes of Russia and Siberia and was introduced to the United States between 1907 and 1913. Initially, it was thought to be distinct from Desert wheatgrass, but they are now recognized as the same species. The plant is now found in the Central and Western United States, excluding Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Washington.
Description
Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult. is a member of the grass family, Poaceae. It was first described in 1824 and has a wide distribution that includes regions in Russia, Central Europe, China, and the United States. It is known by the common name crested wheatgrass and has been cultivated in various parts of North America for forage and soil stabilization. Its original range included the steppes of Russia and Siberia before it was introduced to the U.S. The species is now absent from several states, including Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Washington.
Other common names
Desert wheatgrasscrested wheatgrassdesert crested wheatgrassstandard crested wheatgrass
Distribution
RU · IT · BT · Austria · Latvia · Italy · LV · Alaska · conterminous 48 United States · Altay · Arizona · California · Central European Rus · China North-Central · Colorado · East European Russia · Illinois · Indiana · Inner Mongolia · Iowa · Irkutsk · Kansas · Kazakhstan · Krasnoyarsk · Krym · Massachusetts · Missouri · Mongolia · Montana · Nevada
Synonyms
Agropyron angarenseAgropyron cristatum subsp. desertorumAgropyron cristatum var. desertorumAgropyron desertorum var. dasyphyllumAgropyron desertorum var. pilosiusculumAgropyron sibiricum var. desertorumAgropyron sinkiangenseDouglasdeweya wangiiEremopyrum sibiricum var. desertorumTriticum desertorumAgropyron wangiiAgropyron desertorum var. desertorumAgropyron desertorum var. typicumAgropyron desertorum var. muticum