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Rivet wheat

Triticum turgidum L.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Triticum

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Common names

By language (16)
Arabic
قمح طوراني
Bulgarian
Английска пшеница
Chinese
圆锥小麦
Croatian
Bijela pšenica
Czech
Pšenice naduřelá
Danish
Engelsk Hvede
Dutch
Engelse tarwe
English
Rivet wheat
Finnish
Kartiovehnä
Japanese
デュラム小麦, マカロニ小麦
Norwegian Bokmål
Durumhvete
Persian
گندم خراسان
Russian
Пшеница тучная
Spanish
Kamut
Swedish
Emmervete, Kamut
Welsh
Gwenith barfog

Synonyms

  • Gigachilon polonicum subsp. turgidum (L.) Á.Löve
  • Triticum aestivum subsp. turgidum (L.) Domin
  • Triticum aestivum var. turgidum (L.) Fiori
  • Triticum dicoccon subsp. georgicum (Dekapr. & Menabde) Flaksb.
  • Triticum durum subsp. turgidum (L.) Dorof.
  • Triticum jakubzineri Udachin
  • Triticum polonicum var. turgidum (L.) Pers.
  • Triticum sativum var. turgidum (L.) Delile
  • Triticum sativum var. turgidum (L.) Hack.
  • Triticum turgidum var. compositum (L.) Döll
  • Triticum turgidum var. turgidum
  • Triticum vulgare var. turgidum Alef.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
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.