Apera interrupta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Ventenatinae
Genus: Apera
Species: Apera interrupta

Apera interrupta (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 31, 151 (1812)

Homotypic
- Agrestis interrupta (L.) Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 4: 289 (1901)
- Agrostis anemagrostis subsp. interrupta (L.) Syme in J.E.Smith, Engl. Bot., ed. 3, 11: 44 (1873)
- Agrostis interrupta L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 872 (1759)
- Agrostis spica-venti var. interrupta (L.) Clairv. in Man. Herbor. Suisse: 114 (1811)
- Agrostis spica-venti subsp. interrupta (L.) Hook.f. in Student. Fl. Brit. Isl.: 432 (1870)
- Anemagrostis interrupta (L.) Trin. in Fund. Agrost.: 129 (1820)
- Apera spica-venti subsp. interrupta (L.) Husn. in Graminées: 24 (1896)
- Apera spica-venti var. interrupta (L.) Beal in Grass. N. Amer. 2: 357 (1896)
- Milium interruptum (L.) Lag. in Elench. Pl.: 10 (1816)
- Muhlenbergia interrupta (L.) Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 177 (1854)
Heterotypic
- Agrostis spica-venti var. coarctata Neilr. in Fl. Nied.-Oesterr.: 45 (1859)
- Agrostis spica-venti var. pygmaea Fr. in Novit. Fl. Suec. Mant. 3(Add.): 170 (1843)
- Apera interrupta var. humilis Sennen in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 74: 209 (1928)
- Apera spica-venti f. pygmaea (Fr.) Neuman in Sver. Fl.: 773 (1901)
- Cynosurus splendens Ten. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 370 (1817)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan
- Regionalː Eurasia
  - Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uzbekistan
Continental: Africa
- Regionalː Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Tunisia
- Introduced into:
  - Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Victoria, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. lxxiv + 182+ 16 pp. + xxv pl., Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. 31, 151.

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Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Apera interrupta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Apera interrupta. Published online. Accessed: January 16 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Apera interrupta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page.