''Agropyropsis'' is a monotypic

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

grasses Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

closely related to ''

Catapodium ''Catapodium'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Species list The genus comprises the following species: * '' Catapodium demnatense'' (Murb.) Maire & Weiller - Morocco * '' Catapodium mamoraeum'' (Maire) Mair ...

''. It is native to the

Batna Province Batna Province ( ar, ولاية باتنة, Latn, ar, Wilāyat Bātnah) is a province of Algeria, in the region of Aurès. The capital is Batna. Localities in this province include N'Gaous, Merouana and Timgad. Belezma National Park is in the ...

in northeastern

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, and only contains a single species, ''Agropyropsis lolium''.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Camus, Aimée Antoinette 1935. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 82: 11 It once included a second species, ''Agropyropsis gracilis'', which has since been renamed and moved to ''

Lolium canariense ''Lolium'' is a genus of tufted grasses in the bluegrass subfamily (Pooideae). It is often called ryegrass, but this term is sometimes used to refer to grasses in other genera. They are characterized by bunch-like growth habits. ''Lolium'' is ...

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Pooideae Endemic flora of Algeria Grasses of Africa Monotypic Poaceae genera Taxa named by Benjamin Balansa Taxa named by Ernest Cosson Taxa named by Michel Charles Durieu de Maisonneuve Taxa named by Aimée Antoinette Camus {{Pooideae-stub