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, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, DR Congo, 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, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, West Himalaya

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.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

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:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hanry, H.; Billot, C. [s.n.] France K003389916 Yes
Mabille, P. [s.n.] France K003389915 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003389927 Yes
Guinand, F. [s.n.] France K003389926 Yes
{Grenier} [s.n.] France K003389918 Yes
Billot, C.; Hanry, H. [s.n.] France K003389917 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Mauritius K003585252 Yes
Faurie, U.J. [s.n.] Japan K003585087 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003389931 Yes
Sanchez Mata, D.; Cantó, P.; S. [Laoge] [s.n.] K003389330 Yes
{Bourchier} [s.n.] France K003389933 Yes
Reverchon, E. [4] France K003389935 Yes
Hanry, H. [s.n.] France K003389924 Yes
Reverchon, E. [4] France K003389936 Yes
Meabille, C. [44] France K003389930 Yes
Huet [s.n.] France K003389922 Yes
[Bouzols] [s.n.] France K003389932 Yes
Hanry; Shutt[s] [s.n.] France K003389919 Yes
Jordan, A. [s.n.] France K003389923 Yes
Wyatt, C.H. [32] France K003389929 Yes
W [illegible] [s.n.] France K003389920 Yes
Reverchon, E. [4] France K003389925 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] France K003389934 Yes
[Shutts] [s.n.] France K003389921 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] France K003389928 Yes

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

  • 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