Club wheat, Cluster wheat, Dwarf wheat
Triticum compactum

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass.

It is about 4% protein. The seeds are rich in gluten.

Where it is found

It is native to Pakistan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Afghanistan, Asia, Austria, Central Asia, North America, Pakistan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, USA

How it is used for food

The grain is made into flour and used for bread, biscuits, and breakfast foods.

It is a cultivated food plant.

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Hordeum bulbosum Sieber ex Kunth [Invalid]; Hordeum sieberianum Besser ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Secale creticum L.; Triticum aestivum subsp. compactum (Host) Thell.; Triticum afghanicum Kudr.; Triticum compactum var. atrum Korn.; Triticum creticum (L.) Roem. & Schult.; Triticum vulgare var. compactum (Host) Alef.; [or Triticum aestivum Compactum Group]