Secale cereale L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 84 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is a cultigen from S. Türkiye. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Saudi Arabia

Native to:

Turkey

Extinct in:

Jawa

Introduced into:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Algeria, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Florida, France, Georgia, Great Britain, Greenland, Gulf of Guinea Is., Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Baki [411] Turkey K000782840 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Behboudl, E.; Aellen, P. [1967] Iran K000782849 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Furse, P. [8158] Afghanistan K000782852 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Davis [24716] Turkey K000782843 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Davis; Hedge [D31522] Turkey K000782844 Yes
Lejeune [s.n.] France K000950623 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cowan; Darlington [1568] Iran K000782847 Yes
Aellen, P. [1910] Iran K000782851 Yes
Price, W.R. [163] Turkey K000782842 Yes
Cowan; Darlington [1567] Iran K000782848 Yes
Rawi, A. [9184] Iraq K000782846 Yes
Sencer, H.A. [37] Turkey Secale ancestrale K000782839 Yes
Sencer, H.A. [38] Turkey Secale ancestrale K000782837 Yes
Sencer, H.A. [36] Turkey Secale ancestrale K000782838 Yes
Grossheim, A. [104] Azerbaijan Secale ancestrale K000950622 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Rix, E.M. [300] Turkey Secale cereale var. ancestrale K000782831 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Hewer, T.F. [H4025] Iran Secale cereale var. ancestrale K000782835 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Rawi, A. [23397] Iraq Secale cereale var. ancestrale K000782836 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Podleh, D. [18135] Afghanistan Secale cereale var. ancestrale K000782832 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 s.coll [3491] Iran Secale cereale var. ancestrale K000782834 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Podleh, D. [18165] Afghanistan Secale cereale var. ancestrale K000782833 Yes
Nesbitt, R.M.A.; Samuel, D.J. [RMN4482] Turkey Secale cereale var. ancestrale K000782845 Yes

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