Secale is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the wheat tribe wihin the grass family. The best known member is rye (Secale cereale).Species Secale africanum Stapf - Cape Province of South Africa Secale anatolicum Boiss. - Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Caucasus, Iraq, Iran Secale cereale L. - Turkey; widely cultivated and naturalized in many places Secale ciliatiglume (Boiss.) Grossh. - Turkey, Iraq, IranSecale iranicum Kobyl. - Iran Secale montanum Guss.