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Triticum (Poaceae) 4b:303    
Wheat (Triticum aestivum) occurs occasionally as a weed near cultivated wheat. It is a large glaucous grass with leaves up to 35cm long and 5-15mm wide. It has moderately large spikelets (up to about 15mm long) arranged in two rows to form a dense spike. The flowers may have long awns, short awns or none at all - making for conspicuous differences in appearance.
 

 
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