Poaceae
Goatgrass
Aegilops ventricosa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Aegilops
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- دوسر منتفخ
- arz
- دوسر منتفخ
- Chinese
- 偏凸山羊草
- English
- Goatgrass
- Slovenian
- Gluhi oves
Synonyms
- Aegilops fragilis Parl.
- Aegilops squarrosa subvar. truncata (Coss.) Coss. & Durieu
- Aegilops squarrosa var. comosa Coss.
- Aegilops squarrosa var. truncata Coss.
- Aegilops subulata Pomel
- Aegilops ventricosa f. comosa (Coss. & Durand) Batt. & Trab.
- Aegilops ventricosa subsp. comosa (Coss. & Durieu) Zhuk.
- Aegilops ventricosa subsp. fragilis (Parl.) Fiori
- Aegilops ventricosa subsp. truncata (Coss. & Durieu) Zhuk.
- Aegilops ventricosa subvar. comosa Coss. & Durieu
- Aegilops ventricosa subvar. truncata Coss. & Durieu
- Aegilops ventricosa var. comosa (Coss. & Durieu) Eig
- Aegilops ventricosa var. fragilis (Parl.) Fiori & Paoli
- Aegilops ventricosa var. fragilis (Parl.) Fiori
- Aegilops ventricosa var. obscura Miczyn
- Aegilops ventricosa var. prostrata Sennen & Mauricio
- Aegilops ventricosa var. subulata (Pomel) Maire & Weiller
- Aegilops ventricosa var. truncata (Coss. & Durieu) Eig
- Aegilops ventricosa var. vulgaris Eig
- Gastropyrum ventricosum (Tausch) Á.Löve
- Triticum fragile (Parl.) Ces., Pass. & Gibelli
- Triticum subulatum (Pomel) T.Durand & Schinz
- Triticum ventricosum (Tausch) Ces., Pass. & Gibelli
- Triticum ventricosum subvar. truncatum (Coss.) Coss. & Durieu
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Goatgrass: Aegilops ventricosa Tausch[Dét. : Mathieu MENAND] Localisation Servian](/plants/aegilops-ventricosa/photos/63212e3d1884f8ec-s.webp?w=500)
Photo: Mathieu MENAND [CC BY-SA], via Tela Botanica, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
![Goatgrass: Aegilops ventricosa Tausch[Dét. : Mathieu MENAND] Localisation Servian](/plants/aegilops-ventricosa/photos/63212e3d1884f8ec-l.webp)
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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.