Gaudinia

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

Species

PHYLUM

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Observations recorded580,578,322

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 66
With media: 55
Family: Poaceae
Collections: US, CAS, MICH
Recorded in: Spain, United States, Switzerland, Italy, Ussr, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Portugal

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae
Image: Gaudinia fragilis - Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg - DSC07884.JPG

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Gaudinia
Commons category: Gaudinia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4866
topic's main category: Category:Gaudinia
taxon common name: fragile oat
has fruit type: caryopsis

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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

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