Triticum monococcum
Sign in to saveEinkorn (from German Einkorn, literally "single grain") can refer to either a wild species of wheat (Triticum) or a domesticated form of wheat. The wild form is T. boeoticum (syn. T. m. subsp. boeoticum), and the domesticated form is T. monococcum (syn. T. m. subsp. monococcum). Einkorn is a diploid species (2n = 14 chromosomes) of hulled wheat, with tough glumes (husks) that tightly enclose the grains. The cultivated form is similar to the wild, except that the ear stays intact when ripe and the seeds are larger. The domestic form is known as in French, in German, "einkorn" or "littlespelt" i
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*Triticum monococcum*, commonly known as einkorn wheat, is a species in the family Poaceae. It is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Poales. The taxon author citation for this species is L.
The IUCN Red List assessed the status of *Triticum monococcum* as Least Concern in 2017. Occurrence records for the species number 15,915. Additional records from iDigBio include 323 entries and 274 media files, held by institutions in the United States, BRY, DAV, and UCR. These records document the presence of the species in the United States, Iraq, Romania, and France.
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Vinony's link graph records 202 inbound references to Triticum monococcum, and connects out to Taxonomy of wheat, wheat and International Standard Serial Number.
It is catalogued under topics including Commons link from Wikidata, Founder crops and Göbekli Tepe.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Common Name: einkorn wheat
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 323
- With media
- 274
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- US, BRY, DAV, UCR
- Recorded in
- United States, Iraq, Romania, France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Triticum
- Image
- Triticum monococcum0.jpg
- Has use
- cereal
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- taxon name
- Triticum monococcum
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Triticum monococcum
- Commons gallery
- Triticum monococcum
- taxon common name
- escanda (var. escaña)
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon range
- China
- short name
- T. monococcum
- taxon author citation
- L.
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Ecology and distribution
- History
- Early human use
- Domestication
- Spread of cultivation
- Agronomy
- Uses
- Resource for plant breeding
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Einkorn (from German Einkorn, literally "single grain") can refer to either a wild species of wheat (Triticum) or a domesticated form of wheat. The wild form is T. boeoticum (syn. T. m. subsp. boeoticum), and the domesticated form is T. monococcum (syn. T. m. subsp. monococcum). Einkorn is a diploid species (2n = 14 chromosomes) of hulled wheat, with tough glumes (husks) that tightly enclose the grains. The cultivated form is similar to the wild, except that the ear stays intact when ripe and the seeds are larger. The domestic form is known as in French, in German, "einkorn" or "littlespelt" in English, in Italian and in Spanish. The name refers to the fact that each spikelet contains only one grain. Einkorn was one of the first forms of wheat to be cultivated.
== Description ==
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