Apera

A. spica-venti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Ventenatinae
Genus: Apera
Species: A. baytopiana – A. intermedia – A. interrupta – A. spica-venti – A. triaristata

Name

• Apera Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 495 (1763)
• Type species: Apera spica-venti (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 31 (1812)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anemagrostis Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 128 (1820).

References

• Adanson, M. 1763. Familles des Plantes. II. partie. (24) + 640 pp. Paris: Vincent. BHL Reference page.  p. 495.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Apera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Oct. 27. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Apera. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Apera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Apera. Published online. Accessed 27 Oct. 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Apera. .

Vernacular names

македонски: Ветрушка
русский: Метлица

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