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Aira Elegantissima
''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera ''Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is hair-grass, from the very slender leaves and stems. The species typically occur on dry, sandy sites, and grow to 20–40 cm tall. Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their very delicate airy seed heads, used in dried flower arrangements. ; Species ; formerly included Many species now considered better suited to other genera: ''Agrostis, Antinoria, Arundinella, Arundo, Catabrosa, Colpodium, Corynephorus, Cyrtococcum, Deschampsia, Ehrharta, Eragrostis, Eremopoa, Eriachne, Eustachys, Hierochloe, Koeleria, Molinia, Pentameris, Peyritschia, Poa, Puccinellia, Rostraria, Scolochloa, Sesleria, Sphenopholis, Sporobolus, Tricholaena, Trisetum'' etc. See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the large ...
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Aira Caryophyllea
''Aira caryophyllea'' is a species of Poaceae, grass known by the common name silver hairgrass. It's a species of bunchgrass that is native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. It has been introduced to other continents, including North America, where it is naturalized and common. ''Aira caryophyllea'' is a light green grass with a silvery sheen on its Raceme, spikelets before it dries and becomes straw-colored to white. The spikelets are borne on a spreading panicle inflorescence. ReferencesPlants of the World OnlineUSDA Plants ProfileJepson Manual Treatment
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Aira Elegantissima
''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera ''Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is hair-grass, from the very slender leaves and stems. The species typically occur on dry, sandy sites, and grow to 20–40 cm tall. Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their very delicate airy seed heads, used in dried flower arrangements. ; Species ; formerly included Many species now considered better suited to other genera: ''Agrostis, Antinoria, Arundinella, Arundo, Catabrosa, Colpodium, Corynephorus, Cyrtococcum, Deschampsia, Ehrharta, Eragrostis, Eremopoa, Eriachne, Eustachys, Hierochloe, Koeleria, Molinia, Pentameris, Peyritschia, Poa, Puccinellia, Rostraria, Scolochloa, Sesleria, Sphenopholis, Sporobolus, Tricholaena, Trisetum'' etc. See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the large ...
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Cyrtococcum
''Cyrtococcum'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Cyrtococcum bosseri'' A.Camus - Madagascar * '' Cyrtococcum capitis-york'' B.K.Simon - Queensland * '' Cyrtococcum chaetophoron'' (Roem. & Schult.) Dandy - tropical Africa * '' Cyrtococcum deccanense'' Bor - India, Sri Lanka * ''Cyrtococcum deltoideum'' (Hack.) A.Camus - Madagascar * ''Cyrtococcum fuscinode'' (Steud.) A.Camus - Comoros * ''Cyrtococcum humbertianum'' A.Camus - Madagascar * ''Cyrtococcum longipes'' (Hook.f.) A.Camus - India, Myanmar to Andaman Islands * ''Cyrtococcum multinode'' (Lam.) Clayton - Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion * ''Cyrtococcum nossibeense'' A.Camus - Madagascar * ''Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum'' (Steud.) Stapf - China, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Queensland, several Pacific Island groups * ''Cyrtococcum patens'' (L.) A.Camus - China, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Queensland, several Pa ...
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Colpodium
''Colpodium'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native primarily to Asia but with a few species on certain mountains in Africa. ; SpeciesMill, R. R. 1985. ''Eremopoa, Nephelochloa, Catabrosella, Colpodium, Hyalopoa, Catabrosa, Paracolpodium'', In: Davis, P. H. (ed.). 9: 486–501. In P. H. Davis, Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh * ''Colpodium altaicum'' Trin. ex Ledeb. - Altai Mountains (Altai Krai, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Kazakhstan) * ''Colpodium araraticum'' (Lipsky) Woronow ex Grossh. - Turkey, Armenia * ''Colpodium baltistanicum'' Dickore - Kashmir, Jammu-Kashmir * ''Colpodium chionogeiton'' (Pilg.) Tzvelev - Kenya, Tanzania * ''Colpodium colchicum'' (Albov) Woronow ex Grossh. - Circassia, Turkey * ''Colpodium drakensbergense'' Hedberg & I.Hedberg - KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho * ''Colpodium fibrosum'' Trautv. - northeastern Turkey * ''Colpodium gillettii'' Bor - Iraq * ''Colpodium hedbergii'' (Melderis) Tzvelev - Eth ...
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Catabrosa
''Catabrosa'' is a small but widespread genus of plants in the grass family native to temperate areas of Eurasia, the Americas, and a few places in Africa. ''Catabrosa aquatica'' is in flower in Europe from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by wind. They are a short, bluntleaved plants similar to ''Poa trivialis,'' which grows in wetland.Frances Rose. The Observers Book of Grasses, Sedges and Rushes. pages 44–45 Species ; Accepted species * ''Catabrosa aquatica'' (L.) Beauv. - Europe, Russia, China, Mongolia, Central Asia, Greenland, Canada, United States, southern Argentina, southern Chile * ''Catabrosa drakensbergensis'' (Hedberg & I.Hedberg) Soreng & Fish - Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal * ''Catabrosa werdermannii'' (Pilg.) Nicora & Rúgolo - Chile, Bolivia, Argentina ; formerly included Numerous names have been created in the genus that are no longer widely accepted. So ...
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Arundo
''Arundo'' is a genus of stout, perennial plants in the grass family. Description ''Arundo'' is native to southern Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia as far east as Japan. They grow to 3–6 m tall, occasionally to 10 m, with leaves 30–60 cm long and 3–6 cm broad. ; Species * ''Arundo collina'' Ten. * ''Arundo donax'' L. – Giant cane, Spanish cane (south and east Mediterranean, to India; naturalised in many additional areas and often invasive) * ''Arundo formosana'' Hack. – Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Philippines * ''Arundo mediterranea'' Danin – Mediterranean * ''Arundo micrantha'' Lam. – Mediterranean * ''Arundo plinii'' Turra – Pliny's reed – Greece, Italy, Albania, Croatia There are over 200 species once considered part of ''Arundo'' but now regarded as better suited to other genera: '' Achnatherum'', ''Agrostis'', '' Ammophila'', ''Ampelodesmos'', '' Arthrostylidium'', ''Arundinaria'', ''Austroderia'', ''Austrofestuca'', ''Ba ...
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Arundinella
''Arundinella'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, common in many tropical and subtropical regions.Phipps, J. B. 1967. Studies in the Arundinelleae (Gramineae). V. The series of the genus ''Arundinella''. Canadian Journal of Botany 45(7): 1047–1057. ; Species ; formerly included see '' Alloteropsis Danthoniopsis Dilophotriche Jansenella Loudetia Trichopteryx'' See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several i ... References Panicoideae Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub ...
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Antinoria
''Antinoria'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the Poaceae, grass family. ; Species * ''Antinoria agrostidea'' (DC.) Parl. - Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia * ''Antinoria insularis'' Parl. - Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, North Africa, Crete, Turkey, Israel See also * List of Poaceae genera References

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Agrostis
''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Arctic bent) * '' Agrostis agrostiflora'' * ''Agrostis alpina'' * '' Agrostis ambatoensis'' * '' Agrostis × amurensis'' * '' Agrostis anadyrensis'' * '' Agrostis angrenica'' * ''Agrostis arvensis'' * ''Agrostis atlantica'' * ''Agrostis australiensis'' * '' Agrostis bacillata'' * ''Agrostis balansae'' * '' Agrostis barceloi'' * '' Agrostis basalis'' * ''Agrostis bergiana'' * ''Agrostis bettyae'' * ''Agrostis × bjoerkmannii'' * '' Agrostis blasdalei'' * ''Agrostis boliviana'' * ''Agrostis boormanii'' * ''Agrostis bourgaei'' * ''Agrostis boyacensis'' * ''Agrostis brachiata'' * ''Agrostis brachyathera'' * ''Agrostis breviculmis'' * ''Agrostis burmanica'' * '' Agrostis calderoniae'' * ''Agrostis canina'' (velvet bent) ...
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Aira Uniaristata
''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera ''Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is hair-grass, from the very slender leaves and stems. The species typically occur on dry, sandy sites, and grow to 20–40 cm tall. Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their very delicate airy seed heads, used in dried flower arrangements. ; Species ; formerly included Many species now considered better suited to other genera: ''Agrostis, Antinoria, Arundinella, Arundo, Catabrosa, Colpodium, Corynephorus, Cyrtococcum, Deschampsia, Ehrharta, Eragrostis, Eremopoa, Eriachne, Eustachys, Hierochloe, Koeleria, Molinia, Pentameris, Peyritschia, Poa, Puccinellia, Rostraria, Scolochloa, Sesleria, Sphenopholis, Sporobolus, Tricholaena, Trisetum'' etc. See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the large ...
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Aira Tenorei
''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera ''Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is hair-grass, from the very slender leaves and stems. The species typically occur on dry, sandy sites, and grow to 20–40 cm tall. Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their very delicate airy seed heads, used in dried flower arrangements. ; Species ; formerly included Many species now considered better suited to other genera: ''Agrostis, Antinoria, Arundinella, Arundo, Catabrosa, Colpodium, Corynephorus, Cyrtococcum, Deschampsia, Ehrharta, Eragrostis, Eremopoa, Eriachne, Eustachys, Hierochloe, Koeleria, Molinia, Pentameris, Peyritschia, Poa, Puccinellia, Rostraria, Scolochloa, Sesleria, Sphenopholis, Sporobolus, Tricholaena, Trisetum'' etc. See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the large ...
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