genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
Eurasia
Eurasia ( , ) is a continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some geographers, Physical geography, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents d ...
n and
North Africa
North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...
n plants in the
grass family
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...
. One species, ''
Eremopyrum triticeum
''Eremopyrum'' is a genus Eurasian and North African plants in the Poaceae, grass family. One species, ''Eremopyrum triticeum'' has become widely established as a weed in parts of North America.
All the species are annuals with a dense, 2-sided, ...
'' has become widely established as a weed in parts of
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...
.
All the species are annuals with a dense, 2-sided, spikelike inflorescence having 1 spikelet per node.
; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families /ref>The Plant List search for ''Eremopyrum'' /ref>
* '' Eremopyrum bonaepartis'' (Spreng.) Nevski - Algeria, Morocco, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang
* '' Eremopyrum distans'' (K.Koch) Nevski - European Russia, Caucasus, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Mongolia
* '' Eremopyrum orientale'' (L.) Jaub. & Spach - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia
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Eremopyrum triticeum
''Eremopyrum'' is a genus Eurasian and North African plants in the Poaceae, grass family. One species, ''Eremopyrum triticeum'' has become widely established as a weed in parts of North America.
All the species are annuals with a dense, 2-sided, ...
'' (Gaertn.) Nevski - Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Central Asia, Iran, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia
; formerly included
see '' AgropyronAustralopyrum
Crithopsis
''Crithopsis'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean and nearby areas.
;Species
The only known species is ''Crithopsis delileana'', native to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Crete, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, ...