Desmazeria
Desmazeria is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family, related to Catapodium.
Species
Fern-grass
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAlgeria, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
Observations4,209
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Desmazeria is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family, related to Catapodium.
The genus is named for John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières, (1796-1862) a French merchant, amateur botanist, and editor of scientific journals. Species Desmazeria lorentii H.Scholz - Tunisia, Libya Desmazeria philistaea (Boiss.) H.Scholz - Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria Desmazeria pignattii Brullo & Pavone - Sicily Desmazeria sicula (Jacq.) Dumort. - Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia formerly included see Castellia Catapodium Cutandia Halopyrum Sclerochloa Tribolium Wangenheimia