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Thinopyrum distichum

Scientific Name

Thinopyrum distichum (Thunb.) Á. Löve

Synonyms

Agropyron distichum (Thunb.) P. Beauv.
Triticum distichum Thunb.

Family

Gramineae (South Australia)
Poaceae (Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory)

Common Names

sea wheat

Origin

Native to southern Africa (i.e. southern Cape Province in South Africa).

Naturalised Distribution

Naturalised in the coastal districts of south-western Western Australia.

Notes

Sea wheat (Thinopyrum distichum) is regarded as an environmental weed in Western Australia.