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Milium (plant)
''Milium'' (vernacular name milletgrass) is a genus of Eurasian, North American, and North African plants in the grass family. ; Species''Milium'' The Plant List. accessed 17 March 2014 * '' Milium atropatanum'' Maroofi - Iran * '' Milium effusum'' - eastern + central Canada; northeastern + north-central United States; + from |
Milium Effusum
''Milium effusum'', the American milletgrass or wood millet, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to damp forests of the Holarctic Kingdom. The Latin specific epithet ''effusum'' means "spreading loosely". Habitat ''Milium effusum'' inhabits damp, deciduous woods and shaded banks, where it grows on winter-wet, calcareous to mildly acidic clay and loam soils, and also over rocks in western Scotland. Distribution It can be found in the northern United States and Canada, and Europe, including Britain but excluding the Mediterranean, east to Siberia and the Himalayas. Cultivation The yellow-leaved cultivar 'Aureum', known as Bowles' golden grass, is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant, and in the UK has won the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically been considered as a natural barrier between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Mount Elbrus in Russia, Europe's highest mountain, is situated in the Western Caucasus. On the southern side, the Lesser Caucasus includes the Javakheti Plateau and the Armenian highlands, part of which is in Turkey. The Caucasus is divided into the North Caucasus and South Caucasus, although the Western Caucasus also exists as a distinct geographic space within the North Caucasus. The Greater Caucasus mountain range in the north is mostly shared by Russia and Georgia as well as the northernmost parts of Azerbaijan. The Lesser Caucasus mountain range in the south is occupied by several independent states, mostly by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, but also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniselytron
''Aniselytron'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Aniselytron agrostoides'' Merr. - Taiwan, Philippines * '' Aniselytron treutleri'' (Kuntze) Soják - China (Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan), Bhutan, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Sumatra, Japan, Sabah, Myanmar, Vietnam ; formerly included see ''Calamagrostis Poa'' * ''Aniselytron epileuca - Poa epileuca'' * ''Aniselytron gracilis - Calamagrostis abnormis'' * ''Aniselytron petelotii - Calamagrostis abnormis'' 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 imp ... References Poaceae genera Pooideae {{Pooideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphicarpum
''Amphicarpum'' (common name maidencane) is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States. Description ''Amphicarpum'' is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States. It is usually found in wetlands near rivers and lakes. The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and the an underground type which self-fertilizes. ; Species * '' Amphicarpum amphicarpon'' (Pursh) Nash - MA NJ NY DE FL GA MD NC SC VA * '' Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum'' (Schult.) Hitchc. - AL FL GA NC SC 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 External links * Panicoideae Poaceae genera Endemic flora of the United States {{Panicoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alloteropsis
''Alloteropsis'' (from the Greek ''allotrios'' ("strange") and ''opsis'' ("appearance")) is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family.Hitchcock, A. S. 1909. Catalogue of the Grasses of Cuba. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(6): 183–258, vii–xi ''Alloteropsis'' on pages 210-211 The group is widely distributed in and subtropical parts of , |
Airopsis
''Airopsis'' is a genus of southern European and northern African plants in the grass family. ;Species The only accepted species is ''Airopsis tenella'', native to the western Mediterranean: Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco. ;formerly included Numerous other species were once included in ''Airopsis'' but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including ''Aira Antinoria Dissanthelium Eragrostis Pentameris Periballia Poa Sphenopholis'' 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 Pooideae Monotypic Poaceae genera Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles {{Pooideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeluropus
''Aeluropus'' is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions. ; Species * ''Aeluropus badghyzii'' Tzvelev - Turkmenistan * '' Aeluropus laciniatus'' Khodash. - Iran * '' Aeluropus lagopoides'' (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara, and Asia from Mauritania + Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands * '' Aeluropus littoralis'' (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China * ''Aeluropus macrostachyus'' Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan * ''Aeluropus pilosus'' (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiang ; formerly included see '' Dactylis Odyssea'' * ''Aeluropus arabicus - Odyssea mucronata'' * ''Aeluropus mucronatus - Odyssea mucronata'' * ''Aeluropus pungens'' (Vahl) Boiss 1884 not K.Koch 1848 - ''Odyssea mucronata'' * ''Aeluropus smithii - Dactylis smithii'' 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achnatherum
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain. '' Achnatherum hymenoides'' was useful as a food source to Native Americans. '' Achnatherum brachychaetum'' is best known as a noxious weed. Species Species recognized by Plants of the World Online as of November 2019: Species previously included in ''Achnatherum'': * '' Achnatherum acutum'' (Swallen) Valdés-Reyna & Barkworth * ''Achnatherum aridum'' (M.E.Jones) Barkworth - Mormon needlegrass * '' Achnatherum bloomeri'' (Boland.) Barkworth - Bloomer's ricegrass * ''Achnatherum bromoides'' (L.) P. Beauv. * '' Achnatherum brachychaetum'' (Godr.) Barkworth - punagrass * '' Achnatherum capense'' (L.) P. Beauv. * '' Achnatherum caragana'' (Trin. & Rupr.) Nevski * '' Achnatherum caudatum'' (Trin.) S. L. W. Jacobs & J. Everett - Chilean ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of , Idaho is the 14th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho has been inhabited by native peoples. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area of dispute between the U.S. and the British Empire. It officially became U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, known as Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, was the country's capital until 1997. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, the largest and northernmost Muslim-majority country by land area, and the ninth-largest country in the world. It has a population of 19 million people, and one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per square mile). The country dominates Central Asia economically and politically, generating 60 percent of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry; it also has vast mineral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. Mauritania lies to the south of Western Sahara. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. It spans an area of or , with a population of roughly 37 million. Its official and predominant religion is Islam, and the official languages are Arabic and Berber; the Moroccan dialect of Arabic and French are also widely spoken. Moroccan identity and culture is a mix of Arab, Berber, and European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca. In a region inhabited since the Paleolithic Era over 300,000 years ago, the first Moroccan s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
