Triticum macha
Dekapr. & A. M. Menabde
Macha wheat, Makha wheat
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The grain is eaten as a cereal crop.
Where to Find It
It grows in temperate climates.
Asia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Caucasus, China, Europe, Georgia, India, North America, Peru, Russia, South America, Spain, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, French Guiana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Suriname, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A grass. It forms tufts. The stems are 60-100 cm long. The leaf blade is 10-60 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide.
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant.
Names & Synonyms
Triticum aestivum subsp. macha (Dekepr. & Menabde) McKeyTriticum aestivum subsp. macha MackeyTriticum spelta subsp. macha (Dekapr. & Menabde) Dorof.[or Triticum aestivum Macha Group]
References (8)
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- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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- Trudy Prikl. Bot., Ser. 5, Zernov. Kul't. 1:14, 38. 1932
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- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 698
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