''Airopsis'' 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 n ...

of southern

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an and northern

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

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 ...

. ;Species The only accepted species is ''Airopsis tenella'', native to the western

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incl Corsica,

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.Altervista Flora Italiana, Nebbia globosa, ''Airopsis tenella'' (Cav.) Coss. & Durieu
/ref> ;formerly included Numerous other species were once included in ''Airopsis'' but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including ''

Aira ''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera ''Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is hair-grass ...

Antinoria ''Antinoria'' is a genus of Mediterranean 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 ...

Dissanthelium ''Dissanthelium'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to the Americas, especially in the Andes of South America. The only species native to the United States, ''D. californicum,'' was thought to be extinct until a single popul ...

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 fr ...

Pentameris ''Pentameris'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean. A significant number of species are endemic to South Africa.Linder, Hans Peter, et ...

Periballia ''Periballia'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Periballia involucrata'' (Cav.) Janka - Spain, Portugal * '' Periballia laevis'' (Brot.) Asch. & Graebn. - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Crimea; naturalized in pa ...

Poa ''Poa'' is a genus of about 570 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass (mainly in Europe and Asia), bluegrass (mainly in North America), tussock (some New Zealand species), a ...

Sphenopholis ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - Texas, TX Oklahoma, OK Arkansas, AR Louisia ...

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Pooideae Monotypic Poaceae genera Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles {{Pooideae-stub

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