Table 1. Morphological characters of Ae. speltoides and Ae. sharonensis.

Morphological characters	Spike, cm	Lemma: lateral awns	Glume: keel tooth (teeth)
Ae. speltoides ssp. aucheri Ts-84*	8-9	Absence	Absence
Ae. speltoides ssp. ligustica Ts-24†	8-9	Presence	Presence
Ae. speltoides ssp. aucheri (Kishon)‡	8-20	Absence	Presence/absence (polymorphic)
Ae. speltoides ssp. ligustica (Kishon)‡	8-20	Presence/absence (polymorphic)	Presence/absence (polymorphic)
Ae. sharonensis (Kishon)‡	6-14	Presence	Presence
Ae. sharonensis (Caesarea)‡	6-14	Presence	Presence

^*From Latakia Province, Syria (PI 487235, USDA).

^†From Eregli, Turkey (University of California, Riverside, G-1038).

^‡From Israel (Gene bank of the Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa).