Triticum compactum erinaceum shallow. Its cheeks are usually angular. "T. compactum erinaceum" was grown alongside other species of wheat by Jesuit Monks in Monterey County California during the late eighteenth century. "T. comactum erinaceum" was presumed extinct after 1822, but proved to exist when in the summer of 1917 when it was rediscovered by E. F. Gaines, of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station growing in the vicinity of May View, Washington. Again In 1929 "T. compactum erinaceum" was reported to be growing, in Douglas County, Oregon, on 322 acres. Triticum compactum erinaceum Triticum compactum erinaceum, also called California Club Wheat or Mayview wheat,
Crop weed Crop weed Crop weeds are weeds that grow amongst crops. Examples of crop weeds include chickweed, barnyard grass, dandelion, striga and fallopia japonica. Despite the potential for some crop weeds to be used as a food source, many can also prove harmful to crops, both directly and indirectly. Crop weeds can inhibit the growth of crops, contaminate harvested crops and often spread rapidly. They can also host crop pests such as aphids, fungal rots and viruses. Cost increases and yield losses occur as a result. Striga, one of the main cereal crop weeds in Sub-Saharan Africa, commonly causes yield losses