Avenella

Avenella
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:
Bluff ex Drejer
Synonyms[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Avenella Bluff ex Drejer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 May 2025.