Scientific Name:
Triticum
spp.
Pronunciation:
TRY-ti-kum
Common Name:
wheat
Family Name:
Poaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (true)
Key ID Features:
For common wheat - leaf sheaths open, blades flat (in-rolled in bud), for common wheat blades are 5-20mm wide; ligules membranous, scarcely 1mm long; ear-shaped lobes at leaf-bases prominent; inflorescence a terminal spike, 5-12cm long, awned or awnless, with 1 spikelet per node; spikelets 2-5 flowered, unstalked; glumes firm, keeled, strongly 3- (or more) nerved, sharp-pointed to awned, the awns 1 to several; lemmas broad, lopsidely keeled, 4-5mm long, sharp-pointed to awned. E-Flora BC
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Columnar
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Alkaline, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Urban agriculture
Additional Info:
Google. Images shown include T. aestivum (common wheat) and T. turgidum (Emmer wheat or hulled wheat - a type of awned wheat not to be confused with barley.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Brown
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Spike-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow, Green
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Edible, Grain (caryopsis)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible,
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Pest Susceptibility:
Rust
