Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Agropyron > Agropyron cristatumAgropyron cristatum (crested wheat grass; crested wheatgrass)Synonyms: Agropyron aristatum; Agropyron barginensis; Agropyron brandzae; Agropyron brandzae ciliatum; Agropyron brandzae var. nyaradyanum; Agropyron bulbosum var. ciliatum; Agropyron bulbosum var. dunense; Agropyron bulbosum var. dunensis; Agropyron cristatiforme; Agropyron cristatum baicalense; Agropyron cristatum brachyatherum; Agropyron cristatum brandzae; Agropyron cristatum dunense; Agropyron cristatum dunensis; Agropyron cristatum erikssonii; Agropyron cristatum f. calvum; Agropyron cristatum f. hirsutissimum; Agropyron cristatum f. imbricatum; Agropyron cristatum f. multiflorum; Agropyron cristatum f. pauciflorum; Agropyron cristatum f. pectiniforme; Agropyron cristatum f. villosum; Agropyron cristatum hamadanicum; Agropyron cristatum imbricatum; Agropyron cristatum incanum; Agropyron cristatum kazachstanicum; Agropyron cristatum pachyrhizum; Agropyron cristatum pectinatum; Agropyron cristatum pinifolium (homotypic); Agropyron cristatum ponticum; Agropyron cristatum puberulum; Agropyron cristatum sabulosum; Agropyron cristatum sclerophyllum; Agropyron cristatum stepposum; Agropyron cristatum tarbagataicum; Agropyron cristatum var. baicalense; Agropyron cristatum var. balchikense; Agropyron cristatum var. balchikensis; Agropyron cristatum var. calvum; Agropyron cristatum var. cristatum; Agropyron cristatum var. erikssonii; Agropyron cristatum var. glabriglume; Agropyron cristatum var. glabrispiculatum; Agropyron cristatum var. glabrum; Agropyron cristatum var. hirsutissimum; Agropyron cristatum var. imbricatum; Agropyron cristatum var. incanum; Agropyron cristatum var. macranthum; Agropyron cristatum var. minor; Agropyron cristatum var. pectinatum; Agropyron cristatum var. pectiniforme; Agropyron cristatum var. pluriflorum; Agropyron cristatum var. puberulum; Agropyron cristatum var. submuticum; Agropyron cristatum var. villosum; Agropyron czerepanovii; Agropyron dagnae; Agropyron distichum (heterotypic); Agropyron erickssonii; Agropyron glabrispiculatum; Agropyron hirsutum (heterotypic); Agropyron imbricatum; Agropyron imbricatum var. villosum; Agropyron incanum; Agropyron karadaghense; Agropyron karataviense; Agropyron kazachstanicum; Agropyron lavrenkoanum; Agropyron lavrenkoanum var. imbricatum; Agropyron lavrenkoanum var. pectinatum; Agropyron litvinovii; Agropyron muricatum (homotypic); Agropyron pachyrhizum; Agropyron pectinatum; Agropyron pectinatum f. calvum; Agropyron pectinatum f. elatius; Agropyron pectinatum var. dagnae; Agropyron pectinatum var. daralaghezicum; Agropyron pectinatum var. gluma-villosum; Agropyron pectinatum var. imbricatum; Agropyron pectinatum var. puberulum; Agropyron pectinatum var. stepposum; Agropyron pectinatum var. submuticum; Agropyron pectiniforme; Agropyron pectiniforme baicalense; Agropyron pectiniforme brandzae; Agropyron pectiniforme f. barbatum (homotypic); Agropyron pectiniforme sabulosum; Agropyron pectiniforme var. karabaljikji; Agropyron pectiniforme var. pseudobulbosum; Agropyron peschkovae; Agropyron pinifolium; Agropyron pinifolium var. sclerophyllum; Agropyron ponticum; Agropyron puberulum; Agropyron pumilum; Agropyron sclerophyllum; Agropyron stepposum; Agropyron tarbagataicum; Avena cristata; Brachypodium brachystachyum; Bromus cristatus (heterotypic); Bromus distichus (heterotypic); Costia cristata (homotypic); Costia imbricata; Cremopyrum cristatum var. calvum; Cremopyrum pectinatum; Cremopyrum pectinatum f. calvum; Cremopyrum pectinatum var. calvum; Cremopyrum pectinatum var. elatum; Elymus pectinatus; Eremopyrum cristatum (homotypic); Eremopyrum cristatum var. brachyatherum; Eremopyrum cristatum var. pectinatum; Eremopyrum cristatum var. puberulum; Eremopyrum pectinatum; Eremopyrum puberulum (homotypic); Festuca pectiniformis; Kratzmannia cristata (homotypic); Kratzmannia imbricata; Kratzmannia pectinata; Secale pumilum; Secalidium pectinatum; Triticum aragonense; Triticum caucasicum (heterotypic); Triticum cristatum (homotypic); Triticum cristatum var. imbricatum; Triticum cylindricum var. pectinatum; Triticum hirsutum (heterotypic); Triticum imbricatum (heterotypic); Triticum intermedium (heterotypic); Triticum muricatum; Triticum pectinatum (heterotypic); Triticum pectiniforme; Triticum puberulum; Triticum pumilum; Zeia cristata (homotypic) Agropyron cristatum (crested wheat grass, crested wheatgrass, fairway crested wheat grass) is a species in the Poaceae family. This plant is often used as forage and erosion control. It is well known as a widespread introduced species on the prairies of the United States and Canada. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Medium |  | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Structure [3] | Grass |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
V |
4731 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Badlands National Park |
II |
178535 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Baikalskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
458883 |
Russia |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Canyonlands National Park |
II |
335430 |
Utah, United States |
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Cedar Breaks National Monument |
III |
6111 |
Utah, United States |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
IV |
621951 |
Russia |
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Daurskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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562659 |
Russia |
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Desert Biosphere Reserve |
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68236 |
Utah, United States |
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Devils Tower National Monument |
V |
1361 |
Wyoming, United States |
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Fort Union Trading Post National Hist. Site National Historic Site |
III |
24 |
Montana, United States |
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Galichia Gora Zapovednik |
Ia |
568 |
Lipetsk, Russia |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument |
III |
8594 |
Oregon, United States |
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Knife River Indian Villages National Hist. Site National Historic Site |
III |
1756 |
North Dakota, United States |
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Natural Bridges National Monument |
III |
7412 |
Utah, United States |
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Nez Perce National Historical Park |
V |
2076 |
Idaho, United States |
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Petrified Forest National Park |
II |
44522 |
Arizona, United States |
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Pipe Spring National Monument |
V |
41 |
Arizona, United States |
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Pipestone National Monument |
V |
326 |
Minnesota, United States |
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Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve |
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277252 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Sayano-Shushenskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
964620 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
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Scotts Bluff National Monument |
V |
3185 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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Colorado, United States |
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Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina (Ubsunur Depression) Zapovednik |
Ia |
798640 |
Tuva, Russia |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument |
V |
3386 |
Arizona, United States |
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Wind Cave National Park |
II |
29471 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Zion National Park |
II |
135667 |
Utah, United States |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 4Evaluating Diet Composition of Pronghorn in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, CHRISTOPHER N. JACQUES, JARET D. SIEVERS, JONATHAN A. JENKS, CHAD L. SEXTON, and DANIEL E. RODDY, The Prairie Naturalist 38(4): December 2006, pp. 239-250 ♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 6Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 7Microtus montanus, Wendy E. Sera and Cathleen N. Early, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 716, pp. 110 (2003) ♦ 8Procapra przewalskii (Artiodactyla: Bovidae), DAVID M. LESLIE, JR., COLIN P. GROVES, AND ALEXEI V. ABRAMOV, MAMMALIAN SPECIES 42(860):124–137 ♦ 9Food Habits of Rodents Inhabiting Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems of Central New Mexico, ANDREW G. HOPE AND ROBERT R. PARMENTER, Special Publication of the Museum of Southwestern Biology, NUMBER 9, pp. 1–75 (2007) ♦ 10Spermophilus richardsonii, Gail R. Michener and James W. Koeppl, Mammalian Species No. 243, pp. 1-8, (1985) |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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