Shot wheat , Triticum aestivum subsp. This is an early maturing spring wheat with short, stiff stems. Spikes are awnless or short-awned and dense. They appear square in cross-section. Spikelets contain 6 or 7 flowers and develop 4 or 5 kernels.
Kernels are short and almost spherical, unique among wheats, and thresh free.
Shot wheat is grown in Northwest India, but not commercially in the United States. Oriental wheat , Triticum turanicum jakubz. This is a spring wheat, early in maturity with narrow, pubescent leaves. Spikes are long, loose, and almost square in cross-section. Awns are long and often black.