Aegilops sharonensis

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Aegilops sharonensis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Aegilops
Species:
A. sharonensis
Binomial name
Aegilops sharonensis
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Aegilops sharonensis is an annual diploid species of grass from the genus Aegilops . It is endemic to the coastal plains of Israel and southern Lebanon. [1]

It has been shown to naturally hybridize with Aegilops longissima . [2]

References

  1. Olivera, Pablo D.; Steffenson, Brian J. (August 2009). "Aegilops sharonensis: Origin, genetics, diversity, and potential for wheat improvement". Botany. 87 (8): 740–756. doi:10.1139/B09-040. hdl: 11299/188600 .
  2. Ankori, Hanna; Zohary, Daniel (1962). "Natural Hybridization between Aegilops sharonensis and Ae. longissima: A Morphological and Cytological Study". Cytologia. 27 (3): 314–324. doi: 10.1508/cytologia.27.314 .