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Avenella

Avenella is a genus of grasses. It contains two species, widely distributed in temperate regions of Eurasia, North America, South America, and northwest Africa, and tropical mountains in east-central Africa and Malesia.Avenella flexuosa (L.) Drejer Avenella foliosa (Hack.) Rivas Mart., Lousã, Fern.Prieto, E.Días, J.C.Costa

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Avenella
Avenella flexuosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Airinae
Genus: Avenella
Bluff ex Drejer
Synonyms1

Lerchenfeldia Schur

Avenella is a genus of grasses. It contains two species, widely distributed in temperate regions of Eurasia, North America, South America, and northwest Africa, and tropical mountains in east-central Africa and Malesia.1

  • Avenella flexuosa (L.) Drejer
  • Avenella foliosa (Hack.) Rivas Mart., Lousã, Fern.Prieto, E.Días, J.C.Costa
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