GrassCultivatedAnnual

Triticum aestivum L.

Gandam · Wheat · Kanak

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Description

Triticum aestivum is an annual cereal grass, usually 50–120 cm tall, with erect hollow culms composed of distinct nodes and internodes. The root system is fibrous. Leaves are linear, flat, and narrow, usually 15–40 cm long and 5–15 mm wide. Leaf blades are green, smooth, and sometimes slightly rough. Leaf sheaths surround the stem, and the ligule is membranous. Auricles are small and clasping. The inflorescence is a terminal spike, usually 5–15 cm long, consisting of a central rachis bearing spikelets at each node. Each spikelet contains several florets. Awns may be absent or present depending on variety. Flowers are bisexual but largely self-pollinated. The fruit is a caryopsis (wheat grain).

Distribution

In Pakistan: Cultivated worldwide Pakistan, India, China, Europe, Americas, Major crop of Pakistan.

Phenology

Flowering

Fruiting

Flowering: Spring

Ethnobotany & Uses

Food Importance

The world's major food crop. Used for Flour, Bread, Pasta, Bakery products.

Industrial Importance

Used in Starch production, Gluten extraction, Animal feed.

Cultural Importance

A staple food supporting global human populations.

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Where it grows on campus

This species is on the campus floristic list but was not pinned during the GPS mapping survey, so it has no map records yet.