Calflora Taxon Report
Aegilops cylindrica  Host
Jointed goat grass, Jointed goatgrass
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2021 Jacob Smith
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2021 Danielle Carney
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2019 Lynn Gale
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2021 Caelan Noyes
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2022 Katheryn Pitkin
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2014 Al Keuter
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2019 Julian Geoghegan
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2019 Lynn Gale
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2024 Lenihan Mazur
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2022 Joe Woods
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2020 Paul Aigner
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2020 Ellen Gartside
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2023 sapienshane
Aegilops cylindrica is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.
There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.
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Genus: Aegilops
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAegilops cylindrica var. rubiginosa
PLANTSAegilops tauschii
PLANTSCylindropyrum cylindricum
PLANTSTriticum cylindricum
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[Cal-IPC] Mediterranean Europe, western Asia native, invasive: Aegilops cylindrica (jointed goatgrass) is an annual grass (family Poaceae) with joints similar to wheat that can grow up to 4 feet tall and is found in the Cascade ranges, Modoc Plateau, Sacramento Valley and San Bernardino and peninsular ranges of southern California. It is native to Mediterranean Europe and western Asia. It favors grasslands. It spreads via agricultural and human activities, wind and water. Joints and seeds will attach to clothing, fur and feathers. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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