Halopyrum

Halopyrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Halopyrum Stapf
Species:	H. mucronatum
Binomial name
*Halopyrum mucronatum* (L.) Stapf
Synonyms
Uniola mucronata L. Briza mucronata (L.) Lam. Eragrostis mucronata (L.) Deflers Brachypodium unioloides (C.Presl) Link Festuca unioloides (C.Presl) Kunth Poa triticoides Decne. Desmazeria unioloides (C.Presl) Deflers

Halopyrum is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Halopyrum mucronatum, native to the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Madagascar, and eastern + northeastern Africa (from Egypt to Mozambique).