Aegilops

Goatgrasses
Aegilops geniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Triticodae
Tribe: Triticeae
Genus: Aegilops
L.
Type species
Aegilops triuncialis
Synonyms
  • Triticum sect. Aegilops (L.) Godr. & Gren.
  • Triticum subg. Aegilops (L.) C. Yen & J.L. Yang
  • Triticum subg. Aegilops (L.) Schmalh.
  • Amblyopyrum Eig
  • Aegilemma Á.Löve
  • Aegilonearum Á.Löve
  • Aegilopodes Á.Löve
  • Chennapyrum Á.Löve
  • Comopyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Á.Löve
  • Cylindropyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Á.Löve
  • Gastropyrum (Jaub. & Spach) Á.Löve
  • Kiharapyrum Á.Löve
  • Orrhopygium Á.Löve
  • Patropyrum Á.Löve
  • Perlaria Heist. ex Fabr.
  • Sitopsis (Jaub. & Spach) Á.Löve

Aegilops is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family, Poaceae. They are known generally as goatgrasses. Some species are known as invasive weeds in parts of North America.