Triticum sphaerococcum
Percival
Shot wheat, Indian dwarf wheat
Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal
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Description
An annual temperate grass that is damaged by frost and cultivated as a food crop.
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Edible Uses
The grain is cooked and eaten as a cereal.
Traditional Uses
The grain is cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It is damaged by frost.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Central Asia, China, Europe, India, North America, Pakistan, Peru, South America, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye,
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant.
Synonyms
Triticum sphaerococcum var. ischkaschimicum Nigmat.Triticum sphaerococcum var. kostoffii I. T. Stankov & TsikovTriticum sphaerococcum var. popovii I. T. Stankov & Tsikov[or Triticum aestivum Sphaerococcum Group]
References (11)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 654
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 181 (As Triticum sphaerococcum)
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org (As Triticum sphaerococcum)
- Haq, N., Anthony, K., Sarwar, M., and Ahmad, Z. (eds.), 1998, Underutilized Crops of Pakistan. Plant Genetic Resources Institute. p 12
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 10 (As Triticum aestivum)
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- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 699
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 93
