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Apera

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Apera is a small genus of annual grasses, known commonly as silkybent grass or windgrass. They are native to Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia but have been introduced and naturalized in much of North and South America.

Species

Loose Silky-bent

Genus

  1. PhylumMollusca
  2. ClassGastropoda
  3. OrderStylommatophora
  4. FamilyRhytididae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark
Observations1,211

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
58
With media
34
Family
Poaceae
Collections
MSC, US, MO, BUF, CAS, MNHN
Recorded in
United States, Argentina, Mexico, Turkmenistan, France, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Morocco

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
Image
Apera spica-venti.jpg
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Commons category
Apera
taxon name
Apera
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Apera
taxon common name
Windhalm
has fruit type
caryopsis
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