Aeluropus
| Aeluropus | |
|---|---|
| Aeluropus littoralis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Aeluropodinae |
| Genus: | Aeluropus Trin. |
| Type species | |
| Aeluropus laevis (syn of A. lagopoides) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions.
- Species
- Aeluropus badghyzii Tzvelev - Turkmenistan
- Aeluropus laciniatus Khodash. - Iran
- Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara, and Asia from Mauritania + Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands
- Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China
- Aeluropus macrostachyus Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Aeluropus pilosus (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiang
- formerly included
- Aeluropus arabicus - Odyssea mucronata
- Aeluropus mucronatus - Odyssea mucronata
- Aeluropus pungens (Vahl) Boiss 1884 not K.Koch 1848 - Odyssea mucronata
- Aeluropus smithii - Dactylis smithii