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Arctagrostis latifolia
species of plant
Schizachne purpurascens
species of plant
Periballia
Periballia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
Graphephorum
Graphephorum is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
Koeleria delavignei
species of plant
× Festulolium
nothogenus of plants
Sphenopholis
Sphenopholis is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family.
Lolium persicum
species of plant
Vulpia ciliata
species of plant
Hainardia
Hainardia is a genus of coastal plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean Basin.
Meliceae
The Meliceae are a tribe of grasses near the base of the Pooideae. They include two relatively large genera, Melica (based on accounts in multiple regional floras) with about 80-90 species and Glyceria with about 55 species. Its other genera are Koordersiochloa, Lycochloa, Pleuropogon, Schizachne, and Triniochloa.
Lamarckia
Lamarckia is a genus of plants in the grass family native to the Old World Dry Belt, on the Mediterranean Region, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and South Asia. It has a single species, Lamarckia aurea, known colloquially as the '''golden dog's-tail or goldentop grass'''.
Brylkinia
Brylkinia is a genus of East Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Brylkinia caudata, native to Japan, China (Sichuan, Jilin), and Russia (Kuril, Sakhalin).
Agrostopoa
Agrostopoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
Metcalfia
Metcalfia is a genus of plants in the grass family. It contains a single species, Metcalfia mexicana, native to Mexico.
Oreochloa disticha
species of plant
Pseudoroegneria spicata
species of plant
Sphenopus
Sphenopus (common name coastal grass), is a genus of Asian and Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
Megalachne
Megalachne is a genus of Chilean plants in the grass family, found only on the Juan Fernández Islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Republic of Chile. It contains a single species, Megalachne berteroniana.
Aniselytron
Aniselytron is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family.
Trisetaria
Trisetaria is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Asia and to the Mediterranean region.
Heteranthelium
Heteranthelium is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Heteranthelium piliferum, native to Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, and the Caucasus.
Airopsis
Airopsis is a genus of southern European and northern African plants in the grass family.
Anisopogon
Anisopogon is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Anisopogon avenaceus, native to Victoria and New South Wales. It is known commonly as oat speargrass. It is a perennial grass growing up to 1.5 metres tall, bearing spikelets up to 6 centimetres long.
Coleanthus
Coleanthus is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family. The only known species is Coleanthus subtilis. It has a scattered distribution, found on lakeshores, streambanks, and other wet places in central Europe (France, Germany, Czech Republic; extinct in Norway and Italy), Asia (Western Siberia, Khabarovsk, eastern China), and northwestern North America (Oregon, Washington, British Columbia).
Parapholis filiformis
species of plant
Schizachne
Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family. The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false melic. Three subspecies are recognized: Schizachne purpurascens subsp. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) T.Koyama & Kawano – European and Asiatic Russia, China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Yunnan), Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan Schizachne purpurascens subsp. capillipes (Kom.) Tzvelev – Kamchatka Schizachne purpurascens subsp. purpurascens – Canada (all 10 provinces plus Yukon + NWT), United States (Alaska, Rocky Mountai
Parafestuca
Parafestuca is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Parafestuca albida, found only on the Portuguese Island of Madeira in the North Atlantic.
Brachyelytrum erectum
species of plant
Agropyron fragile
species of plant
Amphibromus
Amphibromus is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. Most are known as swamp wallaby grass. Most are endemic to Australia. One can also be found in New Zealand and there are two species in South America.
Vulpia fasciculata
species of plant
Avenula
Avenula is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. Over 100 names have been proposed for species, subspecies, varieties, and other infraspecific taxa within Avenula, but only one species is accepted. The others names are all regarded as synonyms of other accepted names. The only recognized species in the genus is Avenula pubescens, commonly known as downy oat-grass or downy alpine oatgrass, native to Europe and Asia from Iceland and Portugal to Xinjiang, Mongolia, and Siberia. It is also naturalized in scattered locations in North America, in states as Connecticut, Delaware,
Agropyropsis
Agropyropsis is a monotypic genus of grasses closely related to Catapodium. It is native to the Batna Province in northeastern Algeria, and only contains a single species, Agropyropsis lolium. It once included a second species, Agropyropsis gracilis, which has since been renamed and moved to Lolium canariense.
Limnas
Limnas is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. It is found in northern and central Asia (Russia and Kazakhstan).
Crithopsis
thumb | right | An illustration of Crithopsis delileana as found in Egypt Crithopsis is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean and nearby areas.
Simplicia
genus of plants
Hystrix
genus of plants
Cynosurus elegans
species of plant
Aira elegantissima
species of plant
Wangenheimia
Wangenheimia is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Wangenheimia lima.
Dissanthelium californicum
species of plant
×Aegilotriticum
nothogenus of plants
Sphenopholis obtusata
species of plant
Castellia
Castellia is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Castellia tuberculosa, native to southern Europe (Spain, Sardinia, Greece), northern and northeastern Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan), and southwestern Asia (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf Sheikdoms, Iran, Pakistan, Punjab State of India).
Pseudodanthonia
Pseudodanthonia is a genus of Himalayan plants in the grass family. The only known species is Pseudodanthonia himalaica, native to Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in northern India
Phleum bertolonii
species of plant
Diarrheneae
Diarrheneae is a tribe of grasses, containing two genera.
Helictochloa
Helictochloa is a genus of Eurasian, North African, and North American plants in the grass family.
Rhizocephalus
Rhizocephalus is a genus of plants in the grass family, Poaceae. The only known species is Rhizocephalus orientalis, native to Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Asiatic Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
×Elyhordeum
nothogenus of plants
Vahlodea
Vahlodea is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Vahlodea atropurpurea
Cutandia maritima
species of plant
Pascopyrum
Pascopyrum is a monotypic genus of grass containing the sole species Pascopyrum smithii, which is known by the common names western wheatgrass and red-joint wheatgrass, after the red coloration of the nodes. It is native to North America.
Bellardiochloa
Bellardiochloa is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia.
Henrardia
Henrardia is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family.
Avenella
Avenella is a genus of grasses. It contains two species, widely distributed in temperate regions of Eurasia, North America, South America, and northwest Africa, and tropical mountains in east-central Africa and Malesia. Avenella flexuosa Avenella foliosa
Anthoxanthum gracile
species of plant
Relchela
Relchela is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Relchela panicoides, native to Chile and Argentina (Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Neuquén).
Echinopogon caespitosus
species of plant