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Poaceae

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum L.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Triticum

Pets and kids

  • CatsSafe
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
FlowerPhoto: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Is Common wheat safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Common wheat safe for cats?

Our sources call Common wheat non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Is Common wheat safe for dogs?

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Common wheat safe for kids?

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

See all cat-safe plants, dog-safe plants and child-safe plants.

Common names

By language (67)
Albanian
Gruri
Arabic
قمح طري, حنطة, قمح, قمح الخبز
arz
قمح طرى
Asturian
Trigu
azb
یومشاق بوغدا
Azerbaijani
Yumşaq buğda
Bangla
সাধারণ গম, গোধূম
Basque
Gari arrunt
Bulgarian
Зимна пшеница, Мека (обикновена) зимна пшеница, Обикновена пшеница
Cantonese
普通小麥
Catalan
Blat xeixa
Chinese
小麥, 普通小麦, 云南小麦, 小麦, 浮小麦, 淀粉, 瓦维洛夫小麦, 西藏小麦
Croatian
Jara pšenica
cv
Çемçе тулă
Czech
Pšenice setá
Danish
Brød-Hvede, Brødhvede
Dutch
Gewone tarwe, Tarwe, Wintertarwe
English
Common wheat
Estonian
Harilik nisu, Pehme nisu
Finnish
Vehnä, Leipävehnä, Nisu
French
Blé tendre, Ble tendre, Blé ordinaire, Froment, Touzelle, Blé Rousselin
Georgian
Რბილი ხორბალი
German
Weichweizen, Brotweizen, Saat-Weizen
grc
Πυρός
Greek
Σίτος ο μαλακός
Hausa
Alkama
Hebrew
חיטה מצויה
Hindi
गेहूं
hsb
Prawa pšeńca
Hungarian
Közönséges búza
Indonesian
Gandum biasa
Italian
Frumento tenero, Grano tenero
Japanese
パンコムギ, コムギ, フツウコムギ, 普通コムギ
Kazakh
Жұмсақ бидай
Kinyarwanda
Ingano
Korean
보통밀, 빵밀
Kyrgyz
Жумшак буудай
lah
عام کنک
Latvian
Mīkstie kvieši
li
Terf, Tarwe
Lithuanian
Paprastasis kvietys
lmo
Formét tèner
Macedonian
Обична печеница, Мека пченица
Malayalam
ട്രിറ്റിക്കം ഏസ്റ്റിവും
mwl
Trigo, Pan
Norwegian Bokmål
Hvete
Norwegian Nynorsk
Kveite, Vanleg kveite
Occitan
Blat tendre
Odia
ଗହମ
pcd
Fourmint
Persian
مکسیپک
Polish
Pszenica zwyczajna, T. aestivum
Portuguese
Trigo, Barbela, Serôdio, Tremês
Punjabi
ਕਣਕ
Russian
Пшеница мягкая
scn
Ciaca, Ciacuni, Cuticchia, Cuticchiu
Slovenian
Navadna pšenica
Spanish
Trigo, Blanquillo jeja-blanca de Segorbe, Blanquillo rodonell de Vich, Candial de monte, Canivano, Jeja comun, Raspon, Redondillos lampiños
Swedish
Vete, Brödvete, Rehydrerat veteprotein, Vanligt vete
szl
Wajzyn, Pszynicŏ
Tamil
பொதுவான கோதுமை
Tatar
Йомшак бодай
Turkish
Ekmeklik buğday
Ukrainian
Пшениця м'яка
Welsh
Gwenith
Western Frisian
Gewoane weet
xmf
Ლიბუ ქობალკაკალი

Synonyms

  • Frumentum triticum E.H.L.Krause
  • Triticum aestivum subsp. tibeticum J.Z.Shao
  • Triticum aestivum subsp. vavilovii (Jakubz.) Á.Löve
  • Triticum aestivum subsp. vulgare (Vill.) Thell.
  • Triticum aestivum var. australianum Udachin & Schachm.
  • Triticum aestivum var. vavilovianum Jakubz.
  • Triticum album Gaertn. ex Steud.
  • Triticum antiquorum (Heer) Udachin
  • Triticum aristatum unranked aestivum (L.) Schübl.
  • Triticum cereale var. aestivum (L.) Klett & Richt.
  • Triticum inflatum subsp. mutico-inflatum Kudr.
  • Triticum sativum Lam.
  • Triticum sativum subsp. vulgare (Vill.) Thell.
  • Triticum sativum var. aestivum (L.) Alph.Wood
  • Triticum sativum var. vulgare (Vill.) Hack.
  • Triticum sativum var. vulgare Desv.
  • Triticum sativum var. vulgare Vilm.
  • Triticum vavilovii var. munuru Gandilyan
  • Triticum vulgare Vill.
  • Triticum vulgare subsp. irano-asiaticum Flaksb.
  • Triticum vulgare var. aestivum (L.) Spenn.
  • Triticum vulgare var. antiquorum Heer
  • Triticum vulgare var. aristatum Döll
  • Triticum vulgare var. hybernum (L.) Kunth
  • Zeia vulgaris Lunell
  • Zeia vulgaris var. aestiva Lunell

Flowers

In flower
April to July (from 171 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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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.