WHEAT

الوصف

Wheat is a bunch grass with upright tillers. The leaves are rolled in the whorl. Leaf blades are smooth near the base and rough near tip on the upper side. Lower side entirely smooth.

Growth Habitat:

Wheat is an annual grass that usually is planted at the end of the summer. It overwinters and then starts growing and maturing towards the end of spring and beginning of the summer.

Plant Characteristics:

Wheat is a bunch grass with upright tillers. The leaves are rolled in the whorl. Leaf blades are smooth near the base and rough near tip on the upper side. Lower side entirely smooth. Leaf sheath is round and split with overlapping margins and may be smooth or hairy. Leaf collar is broad and auricles are small and hairy. Ligule is rounded and appears frayed. May have hairs. Wheat has a fibrous root system.