Aegilops is a genus of plants generally known as goatgrasses and belonging to the grass family, Poaceae

Poaceae

The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...

. There are about 23 species and numerous sub species in the genus. Various members of the genus are classed as agricultural weeds. Growing through the winter, they resemble winter wheat

Winter wheat

Winter wheat is a type of wheat that is planted from September to December in the Northern Hemisphere. Winter wheat sprouts before freezing occurs, then becomes dormant until the soil warms in the spring. Winter wheat needs a few weeks of cold before being able to flower, however persistent snow...

. They are able to hybridize with various types of wheat and are sometimes classified as members of the wheat genus, Triticum

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

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Aegilops tauschii (also known as Aegilops squarrosa) is important in wheat genetics

Wheat taxonomy

During 10,000 years of cultivation, numerous forms of wheat have evolved under human selection. This diversity has led to much confusion in the naming of wheats. This article explains how genetic and morphological characteristics of wheat influence its classification, and gives the most common...

 as a parent of common wheat, Triticum aestivum

Common wheat

Common wheat, Triticum aestivum, is a cultivated wheat species.-Nomenclature and taxonomy of the variety and its cultivars:-Evolution:...

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Selected species:

• Aegilops bicornis
  Aegilops bicornis
  Aegilops bicornis is a species in the Poaceae family native to Palestine and the Levant.Elsewhere this plant is commonly considered a weed.-External links:* photo***...
  
  
• Aegilops biuncialis
• Aegilops caudata
• Aegilops columnaris
  Aegilops columnaris
  Aegilops columnaris is a species in the Poaceae family.-External links:*...
  
  
• Aegilops comosa
• Aegilops crassa
  Aegilops crassa
  Aegilops crassa is an ornamental plant in the Poaceae family.-External links:**...
  
  - Persian goatgrass
• Aegilops cylindrica
  Aegilops cylindrica
  Aegilops cylindrica, also known as jointed goatgrass. is an annual grass seed that is part of the tribe Triticeae, along with wheat and some other cereals . It is not native to the United States, however it has become a serious issue as a weed since it was introduced in the late 19th century . Due...
  
  - jointed goatgrass
• Aegilops geniculata
  Aegilops geniculata
  Aegilops geniculata is a species of grass known by the common name ovate goatgrass. It is native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, including Palestine and the Levant.Elsewhere it is known as a noxious weed.250px|right-External links:****...
  
  
• Aegilops juvenalis
  Aegilops juvenalis
  Aegilops juvenalis is an species in the Poaceae family.-External links:**...
  
  
• Aegilops kotschyi
  Aegilops kotschyi
  Aegilops kotschyi Aegilops kotschyi Aegilops kotschyi (syn. Aegilops triuncialis var. kotschyi L. (Boiss.) Boiss., Aegilops triuncialis ssp. kotschyi (Boiss.) Zhuk., Aegilops geniculata Fig. & De Not. nom, Aegilops variabilis Eig, Triticum kotschyi (Boiss.) Bowden, Triticum triunciale ssp....
  
  - ovate goatgrass
• Aegilops longissima
  Aegilops longissima
  Aegilops longissima is a species in the Poaceae family. It is native to Palestine and the Levant.-External links:***...
  
  
• Aegilops lorentii - Lorent's goatgrass
• Aegilops mutica
• Aegilops neglecta
  Aegilops neglecta
  Aegilops neglecta, common name Three-awn goat grass, is a species in the Poaceae family.- References :* * Brummitt, R. K. 1986. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta. Taxon 35:557....
  
  - three-awned goatgrass
• Aegilops peregrina
• Aegilops searsii - Sears' goatgrass
• Aegilops sharonensis
• Aegilops speltoides
  Aegilops speltoides
  Aegilops speltoides is an edible plant in the Poaceae family native to Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, which is often used for animal feed, and it has grown in cultivated beds...
  
  
• Aegilops squarrosa
• Aegilops tauschii - Tausch's goatgrass
• Aegilops triuncialis
  Aegilops triuncialis
  Aegilops triuncialis native to Palestine and the Levant....
  
  - barbed goatgrass
• Aegilops umbellulata
  Aegilops umbellulata
  Aegilops umbellulata is a species in the Poaceae family.-External links:**...
  
  
• Aegilops uniaristata
• Aegilops vavilovii
• Aegilops ventricosa
  Aegilops ventricosa
  Aegilops ventricosa is a species in the Poaceae family.-External links:*...
  
  

External links

• Crop Wild Relatives Gap Analysis Portal reliable information source on where and what to conserve ex-situ, regarding Aegilops genepool
• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Grass Manual Genus Treatment