Poaceae
Apera

Apera spica-venti (L.) P.Beauv.

First published in Ess. Agrostogr.: 31 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Siberia, Medit. to NW. Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

Baltic States, California, Connecticut, Corse, Delaware, District of Columbia, Finland, Great Britain, Idaho, Ireland, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North European Russia, Norway, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Sakhalin, Sweden, Texas, Vermont, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Dioméde] [s.n.] France K003330102 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003330286 Yes
Gandoger, M. [14] Italy K003330104 Yes
{Lindeman, J.C.; A. C. de Roon} [606] Netherlands K003330087 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Sweden K000913439 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reichling, L. [3] Luxembourg K003330086 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003330097 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1006] Greece K003330108 Yes
Lambert, V. [s.n.] Belgium K003330084 Yes
s.coll. [31] K003330272 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003330274 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K003330101 Yes
Vihodzevssky, N. [s.n.] Bulgaria K003330105 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1020] Greece K003330111 Yes
Reclaire, A. [s.n.] Netherlands K003330090 Yes
Gay, J.E. [s.n.] K000913499 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003330285 Yes
Mameev, S. [628] K003330273 Yes
s.coll. [1049] Austria K003330103 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [9138] Greece K003330113 Yes
s.coll. [41] K003330275 Yes
Kloos Jr., A.W. [s.n.] Netherlands K003330088 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003330284 Yes
Sjostrand, G.M. [s.n.] Sweden K000913440 Unknown Type Material Yes
[T. Georgiass] [s.n.] K003330106 Yes
Didier, E.B. [s.n.] France K003330100 Yes
Bakhuizen v. d. Brink Jr., R.C. [6511] Netherlands K003330082 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [417] Greece K003330112 Yes
Kloos Jr., A.W. [s.n.] Netherlands K003330089 Yes
Lambert; [Sedsouse] [s.n.] Belgium K003330083 Yes
Sheahan, M-C. [MCS303] United Kingdom K000696412 Yes
Gay, J.E. [s.n.] K000913500 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pobedimova, E. [s.n.] K003330271 Yes
Lipsky, W.H. [s.n.] K003330262 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [17545] Greece K003330109 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [1682] Bulgaria K003330107 Yes
Lambert, V. [s.n.] Belgium K003330085 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003330099 Yes
Damanakis, M. [1178] Greece K003330110 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003330098 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France Apera spica-venti f. flavida K003330096 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France Apera spica-venti f. flavida K003330094 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France Apera spica-venti f. flavida K003330091 Yes
Prost; [Lorenz] [s.n.] France Apera spica-venti f. flavida K003330092 Yes
Morquer [s.n.] France Apera spica-venti f. flavida K003330093 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France Apera spica-venti f. flavida K003330095 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images