Poaceae

Aira L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 63 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Europe to Iran, Tibet to W. Himalaya. It grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Ethiopia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Delaware, District of Columbia, Falkland Is., Florida, Free State, Hawaii, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kerguelen, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Marquesas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 10: 87 (1937).
  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 31 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl. 63 (1753)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 31 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 63 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 31 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 63 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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