T HE crested wheatgrass complex is one of the least understood groups of taxa belonging to Agropyron. Biosystematic studies are presently being made in order to better understand this difficult species complex (17). 3 Beetle (1) states that the true answers to nomenclatural puzzles usually lie in the homeland of the species involved, and pending more detailed field studies in regions where these species are native, one would seem well advised to accept the concensus of the best Old World analysis available. The authors believe that Nevski's (14) classification suits this purpose best. Nevski listed 13 different species in the section Agropyron of Agropyron Gaertn. and described their morphology. These species are A.
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