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Triticum aestivum L.

bread wheat (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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WidespreadModerate tendencySE
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A field of wheat

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2010-07-21

 bread wheat / Triticum aestivum: A field of wheat

The lemmas of Triticum aestivum sometimes bear long awns; other species of Triticum have glumes that are keeled throughout their length, rather than just towards the tip.

Byfield (VC32: Northamptonshire); 2015-08-20

 bread wheat / Triticum aestivum: The lemmas of _Triticum aestivum_ sometimes bear long awns; other species of _Triticum_ have glumes that are keeled throughout their length, rather than just towards the tip.

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