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Aegilops tauschii

Tausch's goatgrass

Accession ID: OMN-PLA-0050

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Aegilops
Collection type
In vitro culture
Holding institution
National Heritage Collection (Demo)
Conservation status
Not evaluated (demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

Everything on this page is generated from the demonstration dataset and clearly labelled as such.

Taxonomy

PlantaeTracheophytaLiliopsidaPoalesPoaceaeAegilopsAegilops tauschii
Biological group
Crop wild relatives
Growth habit
Annual grass, 20–60 cm
Life cycle
Annual (winter)
Documented occurrences
9 records in demo dataset

Resource relationship explorer

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0050

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Passport

Accession passport

Identity, origin and custody of this accession, structured along the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD).

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0050

Aegilops tauschii

Demo
Country of origin
Oman
Collection location
Khasab, Musandam
Collection date
2020-11-10
Collector
M. Al-Balushi
Collecting institution
National Heritage Collection (Demo)
Donor institution
Direct field collection (Demo)
Biological status
Wild crop relative
Accession type
In vitro culture
Cultivar / variety
—
Original identifier
FLD-KHA-2020-553
Collection method
Whole-plant / tissue sampling
Source
Oman BioAtlas demonstration dataset

Custody timeline

CollectionRegistrationCharacterizationPreservation

Collection · 2020-11-10

National Heritage Collection (Demo)

Collected by M. Al-Balushi at Khasab (limestone mountain slopes).

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Geography

Origin & documented distribution

The highlighted point is where this accession was collected. Other points are separate documented occurrences of the same taxon in the demonstration dataset — together they are not a complete picture of the species' range.

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This accession's collection site Other documented occurrences (8)
Country of origin
Oman
Governorate
Musandam
Collection locality
Khasab
Coordinates
26.1812, 56.2100
Elevation (demo)
≈ 2 m
Habitat
Limestone mountain slopes
Ecological zone
Arid northern lowlands and wadis
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Biology

Biological profile

Growth, reproduction and ecology of this taxon as compiled for the demonstration dataset.

Stage 1

Seed / propagule

Dormant diaspora; germination cued by rain or irrigation.

Stage 2

Seedling

Establishment phase; most vulnerable to drought and browsing.

Stage 3

Vegetative growth

Annual grass, 20–60 cm

Stage 4

Flowering

Self-pollinating spikelets.

Stage 5

Fruiting & dispersal

Seed dispersal.

Phenology calendar

Flowering
Fruiting
Seed maturity
Select a month to see which biological phases are documented.

Ecological profile

Habitat

Limestone mountain slopes

Ecological zone

Arid northern lowlands and wadis

Associated fauna

Pollinating insects and seed-dispersing birds (demo note)

Environmental adaptations

D-genome donor of bread wheatDrought and disease resistance alleles

Life cycle, phenology and ecology values are demonstration compilations for this taxon, not verified field observations.

Morphology

Interactive botanical anatomy

Select a plant structure to inspect its recorded morphological characteristics. Hotspot positions are illustrative on a representative image of the biological group.

Illustration · Crop wild relatives · image pending
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Leaves

Leaf length
8–15 cm
Arrangement
Alternate (demo descriptor)
Margin
Entire to serrulate
Indumentum
Glabrous to pubescent

Leaf descriptors scored on mature foliage from the middle crown third (demo protocol).

Documented height range for this taxon: 20–60 cm.

Plant height across 6 accessions of Aegilops tauschii

unit: cm · demo measurements

This accession is highlighted. See more traits in the Characterization section below.

Genetics

Molecular profile

DNA samples and molecular markers linked to this accession. All sequences below are synthetic demonstration output.

Associated DNA samples

DNA-PLA-0050-A

Silica-dried leaf tissue · extracted 2022

DNA-PLA-0050-B

Voucher leaf fragment · extracted 2022

SNP panel: 4,110 loci (demo)

Molecular markers

Marker
ITS (nuclear ribosomal)
Type
DNA barcode
Method
Sanger sequencing, ITS4/ITS5 primers (demo)
Length
567 bp

Sequence viewer · ITS

1CCAGGGTGCT TTCACTTTTT CGCTTCCGAA AGGGCACTTC GCTCACTATG GCGGTGGTCT
61ACTGTTGAGA TCCAATGACG TTTTGTAGAC CTATTCTGTT TTAGTACTAA CTGGTGCGGG
121GCATTCCTAT GCCTCGCATC AATCCTCCAG CCTAGCGCGC GAGTCCAGGG AACCAACCAA
181GCTTTCGTCA AACATTGACG ATGTGCAGAA CACTTGCGAG GAGCGAAGAT GGACAACCTA
241CGAGGCTCTT GCGCAGTGAC GTATTCGAAC ATCTACAACC AGTGATCATA GTCCGATATT
301GTCGTGGGAC TGATTGGACC AGTATTGGGC TTGTTTGTAA TACCTGCGCG CAAATTCTTA
361ATAAACCCGA GCGTGCTATG TTCAATGTAC ACGCCCAATC TTAATCTGGA TTTCTTTTAA
421GTGACTCGTA TCATCGTGGT ATGGAGAATT GGATTTAGTT TCCTTACATT GAATGACTGG
481GGAAGTGAGT TGCCTCACTA TGCAAATGAT AATAGGGGCC GTTCAATGTT CACACCAGGG
541AGATCCGGAT CCTTAAAGTC CCTCGTA

Demo molecular characterization batch — sequences are synthetic and must not be used for identification. Genetic relationship analyses (e.g. dendrograms) are only shown when derived from verified input data — none exist in this demonstration dataset, so none are fabricated here.

Conservation

Conservation & preservation

Status, threats and preservation activities for this accession. Seed storage is a preservation action, not by itself a verified species-level conservation outcome.

Status

Not evaluated (demo)

No verified IUCN or national assessment is linked to this demonstration record. A production system would display only source-verified classifications.

Endemism

Native to Oman (demo note)

Documented threats

Habitat disturbanceSmall fragmented populations

In situ vs ex situ

In situ — natural habitat

Population monitored in natural habitat (demo programme note)

Ex situ — managed collection

Long-term seed storage at the national seed bank (demo)

Slow-growth culture, 18 °C (demo protocol)

Seed viability monitoring

Latest germination: 79%Last test: 2026

Viability and germination series are synthetic demonstration values illustrating the monitoring workflow.

Characterization

Characterization intelligence

Explore the demonstration measurements recorded for this taxon's accessions.

Trait heatmap · normalised per trait

AccessionPlant heightcmLeaf lengthcmSeed lengthmm100-seed weightgGermination%
…0003
60
14
6.4
1.37
89
…0050 ←
59
14.5
6
1.69
88
…0060
60
8.3
5.6
1.42
88
…0063
26
13.2
6.3
1.07
79
…0071
42
8.3
6.8
1.12
74
…0104
26
9.6
6
1.18
84

Colour intensity is scaled within each trait column; values are not comparable across columns.

Characterization events

2022-10-03

Field descriptor scoring (demo IPGRI-style list)

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · M. Al-Balushi

Plant heightLeaf lengthGrowth habit

2023-03-17

Seed lot evaluation (demo protocol)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · S. Al-Rawahi

Seed length100-seed weightGermination

Scientific observations

Research & provenance

Scientific data provenance

Where each dataset came from and how it was produced — the traceability backbone of the platform.

Original observation2020-11-10

Field collection and voucher

National Heritage Collection (Demo) · Direct field observation

Imported external data2021-02-14

Passport descriptors (MCPD)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Manual registration

Generated research data2022-10-03

Characterization dataset

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · Descriptor scoring

Generated research data2022-11-30

DNA barcode sequences

University Microbiology Lab (Demo) · Sanger sequencing (synthetic demo output)

Compiled reference data2023-05-21

Conservation and storage summary

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Curatorial compilation

No publications are linked to this demonstration record. In production, associated publications and projects would be linked via DOI from verified sources, with validation status and last-updated dates per dataset.

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