Trisetaria

Trisetaria linearis

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: Aveninae
Genus: Trisetaria
T. chaudharyana – T. dufourei – T. glumacea – T. koelerioides – T. linearis – T. loeflingiana – T. macrochaeta – T. nitida – T. ovata – T. panicea – T. parviflora – T. scabriuscula – T. vaccariana

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Trisetaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 19. Reference page.

Name

Trisetaria Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 27 (1775)

• Type species: Trisetaria linearis Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: lx, 27 (1775)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Trichaeta P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 86 (1812)
  • Sennenia Pau ex Sennen, Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 18: 468 (1908), nom. nud.
  • Haeupleria G.H.Loos, Jahrb. Bochum. Bot. Vereins 1: 122 (2010), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Central Astia Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya Regional: Southwestern Asia Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye Regional: Indian subcontinen India Regional: Peninsular Arabia Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is. Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia, South European Russia Regional: Central Europe Switzerland Introduced into: Austria, Germany, Great Britain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Forsskål, P. (†). 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabiam felicem detexit, illustravit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex officina Mölleri, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41 BHL Reference page. : 27.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Trisetaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec. 11. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Trisetaria. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Trisetaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Trisetaria. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• مصرى: یولاف‌وار

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