Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Poaceae/Poacées - Grass Family
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. [X]
En: crested wheatgrass
Fr: agropyre à crête
Provincial Status: X [excluded]
Range: Eurasia; intr. NS-BC, NT-YK; historical report from cLab.

              [=Bromus cristatus L. (basionym)]
              [=Triticum cristatum (L.) Schreb.]
              [=Zeia cristata (L.) Lunell]

[A single specimen of Agropyron cristatum, collected from "lawns and clearings about building", was found in Goose Bay, on July 29, 1950, by J.M.Gillett and W.I.Findlay (DAO) (reported as A. pectiniforme); photo supplied to N.Djan-Chékar (NFM), courtesy of DAO. No recent records of A. cristatum have been reported; this species is now excluded from the NL flora.]

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