Achnatherum

Achnatherum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family, Poaceae. It includes 20 species of needlegrass native to temperate Eurasia and North Africa. Several needlegrass species have been switched between Achnatherum and genus Stipa; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain. In 2019 Peterson et al. reorganized the genera in tribe Stipeae based on molecular DNA studies, and placed the species from the Americas into other genera.

Species

Smilo Grass

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita

Observations8,081

Observations recorded115,671

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 414
With media: 219
Family: Poaceae
Collections: CAS, MSC, US, MICH
Recorded in: United States, South Africa, Kenya

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Stipeae
Image: Achnatherum hymenoides.jpg

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taxon name: Achnatherum
Commons category: Achnatherum
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Achnatherum
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=13193
taxon common name: 羽茅属
has fruit type: caryopsis

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Contents

Description
Taxonomy
Original Description
Botanical history
Species
Unplaced species
Formerly placed here
References
External links

==Description==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Achnatherum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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