Rostraria

Rostraria is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Eurasia and North Africa with one species native to South America. Hairgrass is a common name.

Species

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Habitatmarine

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is.

Observations3,602

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 44
With media: 8
Family: Poaceae
Collections: US, NHMUK, MO, MEL, TAES, NY
Recorded in: Turkey, Syria, Iraq, South Africa, Australia, Georgia, Italy, Greece

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae
Image: Rostraria cristata plant2 (7405576404).jpg

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taxon name: Rostraria
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Rostraria
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10552
topic's main category: Category:Rostraria
taxon common name: hairgrass

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Rostraria is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Eurasia and North Africa with one species native to South America. Hairgrass is a common name.

These grasses are sometimes included in genus Koeleria. Species Rostraria azorica S.Hend. - Santa Maria in Azores Rostraria balansae (Coss. & Durieu) Holub - Algeria incl. Habibas Islands Rostraria berythea (Boiss. & Blanche) Holub - Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Jordan, Israel Rostraria clarkeana (Domin) Holub - Jammu & Kashmir Rostraria cristata (Linn.) Tzvelev - Mediterranean hairgrass - Mediterranean, Sahara, and southwest Asia from Portugal + Cape Verde to northern India Rostraria hispida (Savi) Dogan - Mediterranean from Morocco + Corsica to Turkey Rostraria litorea (All.) Holub - Mediterranean from Morocco + Corsica to Greece Rostraria obtusiflora (Boiss.) Holub - from Crete to Tajikistan Rostraria pumila (Desf.) Tzvelev from Canary Islands to Pakistan Rostraria rohlfsii (Asch.) Holub - Sahara (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Egypt) Rostraria salzmannii (Boiss.) Holub - Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya Rostraria trachyantha (Phil.) Soreng - Peru, Chile formerly included see Avellinia Trisetaria Rostraria festucoides - Avellinia festucoides Rostraria laevis - Trisetaria panicea Rostraria neglecta - Trisetaria panicea Rostraria parviflora - Trisetaria parviflora

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