''Aeluropus'' is a
genus of
Eurasian and
African plants in the
grass family
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
, found primarily in desert regions.
; Species
[Altervista Flora Italiana, genere ''Aeluropus'']
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* '' Aeluropus badghyzii'' Tzvelev - Turkmenistan
* ''Aeluropus laciniatus
''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 ...
'' Khodash. - Iran
* ''Aeluropus lagopoides
''Aeluropus lagopoides'', sometimes called mangrove grass or rabbit-foot aeluropus, is a species of Eurasian and African plant in the grass family, found primarily in salty soils and waste places.
Description
''Aeluropus lagopoides'' is a mat-fo ...
'' (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara
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, and Asia from Mauritania
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+ Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands
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* ''Aeluropus littoralis
''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. ...
'' (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China
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* '' Aeluropus macrostachyus'' Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
* '' Aeluropus pilosus'' (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiang
; formerly included[
see '']Dactylis
''Dactylis'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the bluegrass subfamily within the grass family. ''Dactylis'' is native to North Africa, they are found throughout the world, and are an invasive species. They are known in Englis ...
Odyssea''
* ''Aeluropus arabicus - Odyssea mucronata''
* ''Aeluropus mucronatus - Odyssea mucronata''
* ''Aeluropus pungens'' (Vahl) Boiss 1884 not K.Koch 1848 - '' Odyssea mucronata''
* ''Aeluropus smithii - Dactylis smithii
''Dactylis'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the bluegrass subfamily within the grass family. ''Dactylis'' is native to North Africa, they are found throughout the world, and are an invasive species. They are known in Englis ...
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See also
* List of Poaceae genera
References
Poaceae genera
Chloridoideae
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