Airopsis

Airopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Airopsis Desv.
Binomial name
*Airopsis tenella* (Cav.) Coss. & Durieu
Synonyms
Aeropsis Asch. & Graebn. Sphaerella Bubani Milium tenellum Cav. Agrostis tenella (Cav.) Poir. Aeropsis tenella (Cav.) Asch. & Graebn. Aira globosa Thore Airopsis globosa (Thore) Desv. Paspalum globosum (Thore) Raspail Briza globosa (Thore) Mutel Sphaerella pumila Bubani

Airopsis is a genus of southern European and northern African plants in the grass family.

The only accepted species is Airopsis tenella, native to the western Mediterranean: Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Italy incl Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.

Numerous other species were once included in Airopsis but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Aira Antinoria Dissanthelium Eragrostis Pentameris Periballia Poa Sphenopholis