Triticum aestivum L. is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Triticum aestivum L. (Triticum aestivum L.)
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Triticum aestivum L.

Triticum aestivum L.

Common wheat, also called bread wheat, is the dominant cultivated wheat species, the most widely planted crop by area as of 2009.

Family
Genus
Triticum
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Triticum aestivum L.

Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), also called bread wheat, is a cultivated species of wheat. Around 95% of all wheat produced globally belongs to this species. As of 2009, it is the most widely planted crop in the world when measured by planting area, and it is also the cereal that has the highest monetary yield.

Photo: (c) Cole Shoemaker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cole Shoemaker · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Triticum

More from Poaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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