Spikelets are two-kemeled and upright, closely pressed to the rachis or central stem. Kernels are red, long, flattened, with a sharp tip and a narrow, shallow crease. They remain enclosed in the glumes after threshing. Spelt was formerly grown in the United States on a small acreage for livestock feed but bas now almost disappeared from cultivation. Emmer , Triticum dicoccon Schrank.
Emmer is one of the most ancient of cultivated cereals.
It may be either winter or spring in habit. Leaves generally are pubescent. Spikes are very dense and flattened laterally. Spikelets generally contain two flowers and generally are awned. The red or white kernels remain enclosed in the glumes after threshing.