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Siberian wheatgrass

Agropyron fragile (Roth) P.Candargy

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Agropyron

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
西伯利亚冰草, 西伯利亞冰草
English
Siberian wheatgrass
Kazakh
Құмбидайық

Synonyms

  • Agropyron angustifolium (Link) Schult.
  • Agropyron cristatum subsp. fragile (Roth) Á.Löve
  • Agropyron cristatum subsp. sibiricum (Willd.) Á.Löve
  • Agropyron cristatum var. fragile (Roth) Dorn
  • Agropyron fragile subsp. sibiricum (Willd.) Melderis
  • Agropyron fragile var. angustifolium (Link) Tzvelev
  • Agropyron fragile var. longe-aristatum Ataeva
  • Agropyron fragile var. sibiricum (Willd.) Tzvelev
  • Agropyron sibiricum (Willd.) P.Beauv.
  • Agropyron sibiricum f. pubiflorum Roshev.
  • Agropyron sibiricum var. dasyphyllum (Schrenk) Roshevitz ex Fedtsch.
  • Agropyron sibiricum var. subaristatum Roshev.
  • Agropyron sibiricum var. typicum Roshev.
  • Agropyron sibiricum var. vilosum Roshev.
  • Agropyron variegatum (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Brachypodium fragile (Roth) P.Beauv.
  • Douglasdeweya deweyi (K.B.Jensen, S.L.Hatch & Wipff) C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum
  • Elytrigia deweyi (K.B.Jensen, S.L.Hatch & Wipff) Valdés & H.Scholz
  • Eremopyrum dasyphyllum (Schrenk) P.Candargy
  • Eremopyrum sibiricum (Willd.) P.Candargy
  • Pseudoroegneria deweyi K.B.Jensen, S.L.Hatch & Wipff
  • Triticum angustifolium Link
  • Triticum dasyphyllum Schrenk
  • Triticum fragile Roth
  • Triticum imbricatum Roem. & Schult.
  • Triticum sibiricum Willd.
  • Triticum variegatum Fisch. ex Spreng.

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

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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.