windgrass silkybent grass |
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Apera spica-venti | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: |
Apera Adans. |
Type species | |
Apera spica-venti (L.) P. Beauv. |
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Synonyms | |
Anemagrostis Trin. |
Anemagrostis Trin.
Apera is a small genus of annual grasses, known commonly as silkybent grass or windgrass. They are native to Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia but have been introduced and naturalized in much of North and South America.United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
see Agrostis Anemanthele Dichelachne Muhlenbergia Sporobolus