genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 a ...
n and
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
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 ...
. One species, ''
Eremopyrum triticeum
''Eremopyrum'' is a genus Eurasian and North African 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, spikeli ...
'' has become widely established as a weed in parts of
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
Eremopyrum bonaepartis
''Eremopyrum'' is a genus Eurasian and North African 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, spikeli ...
'' (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
''Eremopyrum'' is a genus Eurasian and North African 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, spikeli ...
'' (Gaertn.) Nevski - Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Central Asia, Iran, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia
; formerly included
see ''
Agropyron
''Agropyron'' is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America.
Species in the genus are commonly referred to as wheatgrass.
; Species
* ''Agropyron badamense'' - Tajikistan, ...
Crithopsis
''Crithopsis'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to the Mediterranean and nearby areas.
;Species
The only known species is ''Crithopsis delileana,'' native to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Crete, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria ...