Ventenata dubia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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: Ventenata
Species: Ventenata dubia

Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 4: 252 (1856)

Homotypic
- Avena dubia Leers in Fl. Herborn.: 41 (1775)
- Avena tenuis Moench in Methodus: 195 (1794), nom. superfl.
- Festuca tenuis Raspail in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 445 (1825), nom. superfl.
- Gaudinia tenuis Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 4(2, Bot.): 21 (1836), nom. superfl.
- Heteranthus dubius (Leers) Thell. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 70 (1912)
- Heteranthus tenuis Dumort. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 68 (1868), nom. superfl.
- Holcus biaristatus Weber in F.H.Wiggers, Prim. Fl. Holsat.: 72 (1780), nom. superfl.
- Malya tenuis Opiz in Seznam: 63 (1852), nom. superfl.
- Trisetaria tenuis Baumg. in Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 262 (1816), nom. superfl.
- Trisetum tenue Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 657 (1817), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Avena fertilis All. in Auct. Fl. Pedem.: 45 (1789)
- Avena strigosa Vogler in Duab. Gram. Sp.: 22 (1776), nom. illeg.
- Avena triaristata Vill. in Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné: 17 (1779)
- Ventenata avenacea Koeler in Descr. Gramin.: 274 (1802)
- Ventenata bromoides Koeler in Descr. Gramin.: 273 (1802)
- Ventenata dubia f. violascens Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 120 (1971 publ. 1972)
- Ventenata triflora F.W.Schultz ex Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 815 (1882), pro syn.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan
- Regionalː Eurasia
  - Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine
Continental: Africa
- Regionalː Northern Africa
  - Algeria
- Extinct in:
  - Belgium
- Introduced into:
  - Alberta, British Columbia, California, Great Britain, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.
Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Ventenata dubia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Ventenata dubia. Published online. Accessed: January 17 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ventenata dubia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.