Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Higher classification Grasses | Order Poales Scientific name Eremopyrum Rank Genus | |
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Similar Grasses, Dasypyrum, Taeniatherum, Catabrosa, Mibora | ||
Eremopyrum is a genus Eurasian and North African plants in the 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, spikelike inflorescence having 1 spikelet per node.
- 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
- Eremopyrum triticeum (Gaertn.) Nevski - Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Central Asia, Iran, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia
see Agropyron Australopyrum Crithopsis Elymus Heteranthelium
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