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Apera
''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. ; Species * '' Apera baytopiana'' Dogan - Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey * '' Apera intermedia'' Hack. - Turkey, Aegean Islands, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus; naturalized in Primorye * ''Apera interrupta'' (L.) P.Beauv. - dense silkybent, interrupted windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Portugal to Sweden to Algeria to Kazakhstan; naturalized in Argentina, Chile, United States, Canada * ''Apera spica-venti'' (L.) P. Beauv. - loose silkybent, common windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Canary Islands to Denmark to Yakutia; naturalized in United States, Canada, and Russian Far East * ''Apera triaristata'' Dogan - Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey ; formerly included see ''Agrostis Anemanthele Dichelachne Muhlenbergia Sporobolus'' See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apera Triaristata
''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. ; Species * '' Apera baytopiana'' Dogan - Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey * '' Apera intermedia'' Hack. - Turkey, Aegean Islands, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus; naturalized in Primorye * ''Apera interrupta'' (L.) P.Beauv. - dense silkybent, interrupted windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Portugal to Sweden to Algeria to Kazakhstan; naturalized in Argentina, Chile, United States, Canada * ''Apera spica-venti'' (L.) P. Beauv. - loose silkybent, common windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Canary Islands to Denmark to Yakutia; naturalized in United States, Canada, and Russian Far East * '' Apera triaristata'' Dogan - Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey ; formerly included see ''Agrostis Anemanthele Dichelachne Muhlenbergia Sporobolus'' See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apera Baytopiana
''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. ; Species * '' Apera baytopiana'' Dogan - Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey * ''Apera intermedia'' Hack. - Turkey, Aegean Islands, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus; naturalized in Primorye * ''Apera interrupta'' (L.) P.Beauv. - dense silkybent, interrupted windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Portugal to Sweden to Algeria to Kazakhstan; naturalized in Argentina, Chile, United States, Canada * ''Apera spica-venti'' (L.) P. Beauv. - loose silkybent, common windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Canary Islands to Denmark to Yakutia; naturalized in United States, Canada, and Russian Far East * ''Apera triaristata'' Dogan - Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey ; formerly included see ''Agrostis Anemanthele Dichelachne Muhlenbergia Sporobolus'' See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apera Interrupta
''Apera'' is a small genus of annual Poaceae, 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. ; Species * ''Apera baytopiana'' Dogan - Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey * ''Apera intermedia'' Hack. - Turkey, Aegean Islands, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus; naturalized in Primorye * ''Apera interrupta'' (L.) P.Beauv. - dense silkybent, interrupted windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Portugal to Sweden to Algeria to Kazakhstan; naturalized in Argentina, Chile, United States, Canada * ''Apera spica-venti'' (L.) P. Beauv. - loose silkybent, common windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Canary Islands to Denmark to Sakha Republic, Yakutia; naturalized in United States, Canada, and Russian Far East * ''Apera triaristata'' Dogan - Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey ; formerly included see ''Agrostis Anemanthele Dichelachne Muhlenbergia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apera Spica-venti
''Apera spica-venti'', the loose silky-bent or common windgrass, is an annual or biannual plant in the genus ''Apera''. It belongs to the family Poaceae. It is a Ploidy, Diploid species meaning that it contains two sets of Chromosome, chromosomes. This species is native to Eurasia and North Africa from the Canary Islands to Denmark to Yakutia. It occurs in pastures with sandy soil. It has naturalized in the United States, Canada, and Russia, Russian Far East. Description This species of grass grows to about high. References Pooideae Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Grasses of Europe Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Pooideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anemanthele
''Anemanthele'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to New Zealand. The only known species is ''Anemanthele lessoniana'', often called gossamer grass or New Zealand wind grass or pheasant's tail grass. This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant. It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... References External linksNew Zealand Plant Conservation Network, ''Anemanthele les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anemanthele Lessoniana
''Anemanthele'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to New Zealand. The only known species is ''Anemanthele lessoniana'', often called gossamer grass or New Zealand wind grass or pheasant's tail grass. This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant. It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... References External linksNew Zealand Plant Conservation Network, ''Anemanthele lesso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrostis
''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a Genetically modified organism, GMO creeping bent grass. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Agrostis ambatoensis'' Asteg. *Agrostis × amurensis, ''Agrostis'' × ''amurensis'' Prob. *''Agrostis anadyrensis'' Soczava *''Agrostis angrenica'' (Butkov) Tzvelev *Agrostis × aquitanica, ''Agrostis'' × ''aquitanica'' Romero Zarco & Romero García *''Agrostis arvensis'' Phil. *''Agrostis atlantica'' Maire & Trab. *''Agrostis australiensis'' Mez *Agrostis × avatschensis, ''Agrostis'' × ''avatschensis'' Prob. *''Agrostis balansae'' (Boiss.) Tzvelev *''Agrostis barikii'' P.Agnihotri & D.Prasad *''Agrostis basalis'' Luces *''Agrostis bergiana'' Trin. *''Agrostis bettyae'' S.W.L.Jacobs *Agrostis × bjoerkmannii, ''Agrostis'' × ''bjoerkmann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhlenbergia
''Muhlenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. The genus is named in honor of the German-American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815). Many of the species are known by the common name muhly. The greatest number are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, but there are also native species in Canada, Central and South America and in Asia. Species Species in the genus include: * '' Muhlenbergia aguascalientensis'' Y.Herrera & De la Cerda - Aguascalientes * '' Muhlenbergia alamosae'' Vasey - Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Zacatecas * '' Muhlenbergia alopecuroides'' (Griseb.) P.M.Peterson & Columbus – southwestern US, northern Mexico, northern Argentina * '' Muhlenbergia andina'' ( Nutt.) Hitchc. – Foxtail muhly - western Canada, western United States * '' Muhlenbergia angustata'' (J.Presl) Kunth - South America * '' Muhl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of , sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández Islands, Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas Islands, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish language, Spanish. Conquest of Chile, Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Incas in Central Chile, Inca rule; however, they Arauco War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporobolus
''Sporobolus'' is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family. The name ''Sporobolus'' means "seed-thrower", and is derived from Ancient Greek word (), meaning "seed", and the root of () "to throw", referring to the dispersion of seeds. Members of the genus are usually called dropseeds or sacaton grasses. They are typical prairie and savanna plants, occurring in other types of open habitat in warmer climates. At least one species ('' S. caespitosus'' from Saint Helena) is threatened with extinction, and another ('' S. durus'' from Ascension Island) is extinct. Uses While some dropseeds, such as prairie dropseed (''Sporobolus heterolepis''), make nice gardening plants, they are generally considered to make inferior pastures, but seeds of at least some species are edible and nutritious; they were used as food, for example, by the Chiricahua Apaches. Other species are reported to be used as famine foods, such as '' Sporobolus indicus'' in parts of the Oromia Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
