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Quaking-grass
''Briza'' is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family, native to northern temperate regions of Eurasia, North Africa, and certain islands in the Atlantic. The group is generally referred to as the quaking grasses because the flowers and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze. Some of its members are grown as ornamental plants. ''Briza'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including '' Coleophora lixella''. ;Species includes photos and distribution maps for the three species ''B. maxima'', ''B. media'' and ''B. minor''. * '''' M.Bieb. â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briza Maxima
''Briza maxima'' is a species of the grass genus ''Briza''. It is native to Northern Africa, Western Asia and Southern Europe and is cultivated or naturalised in the British Isles, the Azores, Australasia, the western United States, Central and South America, and Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat .... This species has a large number of common names, including big quaking grass, great quaking grass, greater quaking-grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass, shelly grass, rattle grass, and shell grass. It grows to a height of 60 cm. The seeds and leaves are edible. References External links Pooideae Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Bunchgrasses of Europe Plants described in 1753 Garden plants Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species over time, and was produced in response to Target 1 of the 2002-2010 Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSP C), to produce "An online flora of all known plants.†It has not been updated since 2013, and has been superseded by World Flora Online. World Flora Online In October 2012, the follow-up project World Flora Online was launched with the aim to publish an online flora of all known plants by 2020. This is a project of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, with the aim of halting the loss of plant species worldwide by 2020. It is developed by a collaborative group of institutions around the world response to the 2011-2020 GSPC's updated Target 1. This aims to achieve an online Flora of all known plants by 2020. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neesiochloa
''Neesiochloa'' is a genus of Brazilian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The only known species is ''Neesiochloa barbata''. It is native to eastern Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, PiauÃ). The genus name of ''Neesiochloa'' is in honour of Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. The Latin binomial nomenclature, specific epithet of ''barbata'' refers to "barba" meaning bearded. References Chloridoideae Endemic flora of Brazil Grasses of South America Flora of Bahia Flora of Rio Grande do Norte Environment of Ceará Environment of Piauà Monotypic Poaceae genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck Plants described in 1840 {{Chloridoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halopyrum
''Halopyrum'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Halopyrum mucronatum'', native to the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Madagascar, and eastern + northeastern Africa (from Egypt to Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...).Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève References Chloridoideae Flora of Africa Monotypic Poaceae genera Flora of Asia {{Chloridoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyceria
''Glyceria'' is a widespread genus of grass family common across Eurasia, Australia, North Africa, and the Americas. ''Glyceria'' is known commonly as mannagrass in the United States, or, in the UK, sweet-grass. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in wet areas in temperate regions worldwide. The base of the grass grows along the ground and may root at several places. Then it grows erect and bears leaf blades which may be flat or folded. The panicle inflorescences nod when heavy. Some mannagrasses are considered weeds while others are endangered in their native habitats.Whipple, I. G. et al. (2007)Molecular insights into the taxonomy of ''Glyceria'' (Poaceae: Meliceae) in North America.American Journal of Botany 94(4) 551-57.Rodionov, A. V., et al. (2013)Variability of the ITS1-5.8 S rDNA-ITS2 sequence during the divergence of sweet-grass species (''Glyceria'' R.Br.).Russian Journal of Genetics: Applied Research 3(2) 83-90. ; Species * '' Glyceria acutiflora'' - creepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eragrostis
''Eragrostis'' is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. ''Eragrostis'' is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words á¼”Ïως (''eros''), meaning "love", and ἄγÏωστις (''agrostis''), meaning "grass". Lovegrass is commonly used as livestock fodder. The seeds appear to be of high nutritional value for some animals, but they are also very tiny and collecting them for human food is cumbersome and hence uncommon. A notable exception is teff ('' E. tef''), which is used to make traditional breads on the Horn of Africa, such as Ethiopian ''injera'' and Somalian ''laxoox''. It is a crop of commercial importance. '' E. clelandii'' and '' E. tremula'' are recorded as famine foods in Australia and Chad, respectively. Other species, such as '' E. amabilis'', are used as ornamental plants. '' E. cynosuroides'' is used in the '' pÅ«jÄ'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distichlis
''Distichlis'' is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characters. Systematic Botany (3): 536–551. Plants in this genus are dioecious, have rhizomes or stolons, and have conspicuously distichous leaves. Species Species included in ''Distichlis'' include: * '' Distichlis acerosa'' (Griseb.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Argentina * '' Distichlis australis'' (Speg.) Villamil – Argentina * '' Distichlis bajaensis'' H.L.Bell – Mexico * '' Distichlis distichophylla'' (Labill.) Fassett – Australia * '' Distichlis eludens'' (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosà * '' Distichlis humilis'' Phil. – Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina * '' Distichlis laxiflora'' Hack. – Argentina * '' Distichlis littoralis'' (Engelm.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – California, Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmostachya
''Desmostachya'' is a genus of grass in the family Poaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Desmostachya'' was originally published as ''Eragrostis'' sect. ''Desmostachya'' in ''The Flora of British India'' 7: 324. 1897. Somehow two prominent botanists, Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911) and Otto Stapf (1857–1933), were originally each credited separately as the naming authority for the taxon (the type specimen for this section of ''Eragrostis'' being ''Eragrostis cynosuroides'' ( Retz.) P.Beauv., itself based on a previous species taxon, ''Poa cynosuroides'' Retz.). It is generally accepted that ''Eragrostis'' sect. ''Desmostachya'' Hook.f. is the correct name for the taxon. However, ''E.'' sect. ''Desmostachya'' Stapf is accepted as the basionym for the genus name ''Desmostachya''. A year after it was published as a section of ''Eragrostis'', ''Desmostachya'' was published as a genus in its own right in ''Flora Capensis'' 7: 316. 1898. Two species are recognized: * ''Desmostachya bipin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmazeria
''Desmazeria'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family, related to ''Catapodium''. The genus is named for John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières, (1796-1862) a French merchant, amateur botanist, and editor of scientific journals. ; Species * '' Desmazeria lorentii'' H.Scholz - Tunisia, Libya * ''Desmazeria philistaea'' (Boiss.) H.Scholz - Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria * '' Desmazeria pignattii'' Brullo & Pavone - Sicily * ''Desmazeria sicula'' (Jacq.) Dumort. - Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia ; formerly included see ''Castellia Catapodium Cutandia Halopyrum Sclerochloa ''Sclerochloa'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Hardgrass is a common name for plants in this genus. Species *'' Sclerochloa dura'' (L.) P.Beauv. - Europe, Asia, and North Africa from Spain + Morocco to Paki ... Tribolium Wangenheimia'' References Pooideae Poaceae genera {{Poace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chascolytrum
''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum altimontanum'' Essi, Souza-Chies & Longhi-Wagner - Bolivia * '' Chascolytrum ambiguum'' (Hack.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern Brazil * '' Chascolytrum bidentatum'' (Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - Uruguay, southern Brazil * '' Chascolytrum brachychaetum'' (Ekman) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern Brazil * '' Chascolytrum brasiliense'' (Nees) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - southern Brazil * '' Chascolytrum brizoides'' (Lam.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - Buenos Aires, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul, Biobio * '' Chascolytrum bulbosum'' (Parodi) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - Uruguay, Brazil * '' Chascolytrum calotheca'' (Trin.) Essi, Longhi-Wagner & Souza-Chies - C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |