Avenella
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| Avenella | |
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| Avenella flexuosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Airinae |
| Genus: | Avenella Bluff ex Drejer |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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