genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
Eurasia
Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago ...
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North Africa
North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...
n plants in the grass family. One species, '' Eremopyrum triticeum'' has become widely established as a weed in parts of North America.
All the species are annuals with a dense, 2-sided, spikelike inflorescence having 1 spikelet per node.
; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families /ref>The Plant List search for ''Eremopyrum'' /ref>
* '' Eremopyrum bonaepartis'' (Spreng.) Nevski - Algeria, Morocco, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang
* '' Eremopyrum distans'' (K.Koch) Nevski - European Russia, Caucasus, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Mongolia
* '' Eremopyrum orientale'' (L.) Jaub. & Spach - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia
* '' Eremopyrum triticeum'' (Gaertn.) Nevski - Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Central Asia, Iran, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia
; formerly included
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Agropyron
''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the Poaceae, grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America.
Species in the genus are common name, commonly referred to as wheatgrass.
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* ''Agropyron bada ...