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- Grass Family: Poaceae
Volunteer wheat (Triticum sp. )
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Volunteer wheat is an occasional weedy annual grass in crops that follow commercial wheat in crop rotations.
Mature plant
Plants grow from about 2 to 4 feet (0.6–1.2 m) tall and sprout at the base.
Collar region
Wheat can be distinguished from most other grasses by the way the ligules clasp the stem but barely overlap. Ligules on barley plants are longer and overlap one another more completely.
Related or similar plants
- Foxtail barley, Hordeum jubatum
- Hare barley, Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum
More information
- Grass ID illustration
- Calflora's distribution map for common wheat (T. aestivum)
- For agriculture: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines
