Aegilops speltoides

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iAegilops speltoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aegilops
Species: A. speltoides
Binomial name
Aegilops speltoides
Tausch

Aegilops speltoides (syn. Sitopsis speltoides (Tausch) Á.Löve) is a edible plant in the Poaceae family native to Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, which is often used for animal feed, and it has grown in cultivated beds. This plant is a important natural source disease resistance in wheat, and it is known or likely to be susceptible to barley mild mosaic bymovirus.

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