Poaceae

Rostraria Trin.

First published in Fund. Agrost.: 149 (1820)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Medit. to Sahara and India, Caucasus to Central Asia and W. Himalaya, Peru to Chile.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, France, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil South, California, Cape Provinces, Chile South, Czechoslovakia, Florida, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Northwest, Netherlands, New South Wales, New York, Norfolk Is., Oregon, Pennsylvania, Queensland, South Australia, South Carolina, Tasmania, Texas, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dinsmore, J.E.; American Colony Jerusalem [18926] Jordan K003619158 Yes
Hicks, A.J. [299] Australia K003619353 Yes
Davies, W. [BAS83] Australia K003619380 Yes
Hicks, A.J. [140] Australia K003619355 Yes
s.coll. [12] Belgium K003618670 Yes
Davies, W. [BAS83] Australia K003619379 Yes
Hicks, A.J. [403] Australia K003619354 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000795073 Type Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [433] K003619159 Yes
Symon, D.E. [13253] Australia K003619359 Yes
{Huter} [s.n.] K003618668 Yes
s.coll. [8412] South Africa K003619414 Yes
Smith, T. J. [bis] [1420] Australia K003619352 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000808766 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003618669 Yes
Howard, F. [367] Australia K003619358 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000795072 Type Yes
[R. W. Edennis] [s.n.] K003618667 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000795074 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003618662 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003619378 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000808768 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [46A] Türkiye K003619155 Yes
Wellstead, J. [K278] Australia K003619357 Yes
{Liston} [[7-83-86-1]] Israel K003619154 Yes
s.coll. [54] K003618661 Yes
{Gasparrini} [s.n.] Italy K003618664 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [1914] Syria K003619156 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003618672 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [44968] Cabo Verde K003619381 Yes
Beauglehole, A.C. [ACB28855] Australia K003619351 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003618665 Yes
Pitard, C.-J. [3830] Morocco K003619232 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [432] K003619160 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] K003618671 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003618663 Yes
Thomas, P. [s.n.] Italy K000808765 Unknown Type Material Yes
Savi, P. [2009] Italy K000808767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Black, J.M. [s.n.] Australia K003619356 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [1866] Syria K003619157 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003618666 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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