Wild wheat, Red wild einkorn wheat
Triticum urartu
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
A grass. The seeds are very similar to einkorn.
It is a diploid plant and a part of the A genome of bread wheat AABBDD.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Armenia, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Türkiye
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Seeds, cereal
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Triticum boeoticum subsp. urartu Dorof.; and others