''Gaudinia'' is a
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 ...
of
Mediterranean
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plants in the
grass family.
The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist
Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin
Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin or Jean François Aimée Gottlieb Philippe Gaudin (18 March 1766 in Longirod, canton de Vaud - 14 July 1833 in Nyon) was a Swiss pastor, professor and botanist. He was the author of the monumental ...
(1766-1833).
; Species
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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* ''Gaudinia coarctata
''Gaudinia'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin (1766-1833).
; Species
* '' Gaudinia coarctata'' - Azores
* ''Gaudinia fragilis' ...
'' - Azores
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* ''Gaudinia fragilis
''Gaudinia'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin (1766-1833).
; Species
* ''Gaudinia coarctata'' - Azores
* '' Gaudinia fragilis' ...
'' - Mediterranean
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+ nearby regions from Portugal
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+ Morocco
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to Turkey
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* ''Gaudinia hispanica
''Gaudinia'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin (1766-1833).
; Species
* ''Gaudinia coarctata'' - Azores
* ''Gaudinia fragilis'' ...
'' - Spain
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* ''Gaudinia maroccana
''Gaudinia'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin (1766-1833).
; Species
* ''Gaudinia coarctata'' - Azores
* ''Gaudinia fragilis'' ...
'' - Morocco
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; formerly included[
see '']Helictochloa
''Helictochloa'' is a genus of Eurasian, North African, and North American plants in the grass family.
; Species
See also
* List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses (Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 spec ...
Ventenata
''Ventenata'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. One species, ''Ventenata dubia'', is considered an invasive weed in many places.
; Species
* ''Ventenata blanchei'' Boiss. - Le ...
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* ''Gaudinia biebersteinii - Ventenata macra
''Ventenata'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. One species, '' Ventenata dubia'', is considered an invasive weed in many places.
; Species
* ''Ventenata blanchei'' Boiss. - ...
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* ''Gaudinia fragilis - Ventenata macra
''Ventenata'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. One species, '' Ventenata dubia'', is considered an invasive weed in many places.
; Species
* ''Ventenata blanchei'' Boiss. - ...
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* ''Gaudinia planiculmis - Helictochloa planiculmis
''Helictochloa'' is a genus of Eurasian, North African, and North American plants in the grass family.
; Species
See also
* List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses (Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 spec ...
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* ''Gaudinia tenuis - Ventenata dubia
''Ventenata dubia'' is a species of grass known by the common names North Africa grass and wiregrass. It is native to southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. It is becoming well known in North America, where it is an introduced species ...
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References
Pooideae
Poaceae genera
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