Avellinia

Avellinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Poodae
Tribe:	Poeae
Subtribe:	Aveninae
Genus:	Avellinia; Doll & Asch.
Species:	A. festucoides
Binomial name
	Avellinia festucoides; (Link) Valdés & H.Scholz
Synonyms
	Bromus festucoides Link; Rostraria festucoides (Link) Romero Zarco; Bromus michelii Savi; Koeleria macilenta DC.; Avena puberula Guss. ; Koeleria tenuiflora Salzm. ex Trin.; Trisetum macilentum (DC.) Trin.; Trisetum puberulum (Guss.) Ten.; Vulpia michelii (Savi) Rchb.; Avena macilenta (DC.) Guss.; Festuca michelii (Savi) Kunth; Avellinia michelii (Savi) Parl.; Avellinia savii Parl.; Vulpia tenuicula Boiss. & Reut.; Avena michelii (Savi) Guss.; Koeleria tenuicula (Boiss. & Reut.) Boiss. & Reut.; Koeleria michelii (Savi) Coss.; Trisetum michelii (Savi) Guss.; Avellinia tenuicula (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman; Avellinia warionis Sennen & Mauricio; Trisetum faurei Sennen & Mauricio; Trisetum viciosorum Sennen & Mauricio; Trisetaria michelii (Savi) D.Heller;

Avellinia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.^[2]^[3]^[4] The only known species is Avellinia festucoides, found throughout much of the Mediterranean Region from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey.^[1]^[5]^[6] It is also reportedly naturalized in Australia.^[7]