font settings

Font Size: Large | Normal | Small
Font Face: Verdana | Geneva | Georgia

Alopecuridinae

(Subtribe)

Overview

[ Back to top ]

Taxonomy

[ Back to top ]

The Subtribe Alopecuridinae is a member of the Tribe Aveneae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Alopecuridinae:

The Subtribe Alopecuridinae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

[ Back to top ]

Agrostis

Agrostis (bent or bentgrass) is a genus of over 100 species belonging to the grass family Poaceae, commonly referred to as the bent grasses. Among this group are some of the main traditional lawn grasses. [more]

Alopecurus

Alopecurus L., or Foxtail Grass, is a genus of the grass family Poaceae with 25 to 35 species. [more]

Calamagrostis

Calamagrostis, or Small-reed or (Am.) Reedgrass, is a genus in the Grass family Poaceae with about 260 species that occur mainly in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of Calamagrostis generally occur at higher elevations in mountainous regions. These tufted perennials usually have hairless narrow leaves. The ligules are usually blunt. The inflorescence forms a panicle. Some may be reed-like. [more]

Phleum

Phleum (catstail or timothy-grass) is a genus of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses. The genus is native to Europe, Asia and north Africa, with one species (P. alpinum) also in North and South America. [more]

At least 127 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Phleum.

More info about the Genus Phleum may be found here.

Sources

[ Back to top ]
Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 19:49:29