Botany - Wheat

Scientific name Triticum aestivum
Appearance Annual plant with straight, hollow, segmented stems, long narrow leaves, terminal ears composed of glumes housing the grains
Smell Mildly grassy, more pronounced after harvest or grain milling
Color Green in spring, golden when mature (stems and ears)
Used parts Grains (seed or flour), young shoots (wheatgrass), sometimes straw
Origins Near East, Fertile Crescent, cultivated worldwide
Toxicity level None (except for gluten allergy or celiac disease)