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Secale

Plant Genera

Secale is a genus of the grass tribe Triticeae, family Poaceae, subfamily Pooideae, closely related to barley, genus Hordeum, and wheat, genus Triticum, and already live in this atlas. The genus comprises the widely cultivated rye, Secale cereale, along with four to eleven wild species depending on the taxonomic criteria used, including Secale vavilovii, Secale sylvestre and Secale strictum. Wild Secale species range from Spain and Morocco to Pakistan, across the Balkans, Central Asia, the Mediterranean and the Caucasus, and serve as a genetic reservoir used for improving cultivated rye.

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Source Rye (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ7215110, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Secale
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Grass Genera (Poaceae), Lead
    Secale is a genus of the grass tribe Triticeae, which is related to barley (Hordeum) and wheat (Triticum).
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Wikidata: Secale
Wikidata Q7215110, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Rye (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Rye (Secale cereale), Introduction
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Rye (Secale cereale), Introduction
Rye (Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop.
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