Aegilops ventricosa
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Aegilops ventricosa Tausch |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Liliopsida Subclassis: Commelinidae Superordo: Poanae Ordo: Poales |
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Aegilops ventricosa (=Triticum ventricosum) is a grass.
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[edit] Naming
Aegilops ventricosa was described in 1837 by Ignaz Friedrich Tausch. The name is considered as validly published.
[edit] Taxonomy
Aegilops ventricosa is a species in the genus Aegilops (goatgrass) which contains 25 species and belongs to the family of the Poaceae (Grass Family).
[edit] Characteristics
[edit] Growth
The plants grow to a height of approximately 0,65 meters.
[edit] Wood and Bark
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[edit] Flowers and Fruit
The plants bloom from July to August. The flowers are arranged in spikes. They can be used as cut flowers.
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[edit] Distribution
Aegilops ventricosa is native to Sardinia, the Balkan Peninsula, Italy, Slovenia, Egypt, northwest Africa and is naturalized in France.
[edit] Cultivation
Aegilops ventricosa can withstand temperatures down to -6,6º C.
[edit] Uses
[edit] Maintenance
[edit] Varities and Cultivars
[edit] Poisonousness
Please read the health issues note!
[edit] Pests and Diseases
[edit] Man and Aegilops ventricosa
[edit] History
[edit] Aegilops ventricosa in art
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[edit] Superstition
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Literature
- Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
- Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
- efloras.org
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