Gaudinia

Gaudinia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.

The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin (1766-1833). Species Gaudinia coarctata - Azores Gaudinia fragilis - Mediterranean + nearby regions from Portugal + Morocco to Turkey Gaudinia hispanica - Spain Gaudinia maroccana - Morocco formerly included see Helictochloa Ventenata Gaudinia biebersteinii - Ventenata macra Gaudinia fragilis - Ventenata macra Gaudinia planiculmis - Helictochloa planiculmis Gaudinia tenuis - Ventenata dubia