Poaceae

Tausch's goatgrass

Aegilops tauschii Coss.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aegilops

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Tausch's goatgrass: Aegilops tauschii — Field observation from Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Sergokala District, foothills 1.5 km SW of Myurego village, Russian Federation. Collect — Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: دوسر طوشي
arz: دوسر طوشى
Chinese: 节节麦, 山羊草, 粗山羊草
Czech: Mnohoštět Tauschův
English: Tausch's goatgrass, Rough spike hard grass, Tausch's goat-grass
Japanese: タルホコムギ
Latvian: Tauša egilopss
Persian: گندمنیای قفقازی

Synonyms

Aegilops squarrosa Cav.
Patropyrum tauschii (Coss.) Á.Löve
Triticum aegilops P.Beauv.
Triticum tauschii (Coss.) Schmalh.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum - Herbarium GJO, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.