Ventenata
| Ventenata | |
|---|---|
| Ventenata dubia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Ventenatinae |
| Genus: | Ventenata Koeler |
| Type species | |
| Ventenata avenacea (syn of V. dubia) Koeler | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ventenata is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. One species, Ventenata dubia, is considered an invasive weed in many places.
- Species
- Ventenata blanchei Boiss. - Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel
- Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu - central Europe, Mediterranean, Ukraine, southern European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Kazakhstan; naturalized in parts of North America
- Ventenata eigiana (H.Scholz & Raus) Dogan - Turkey
- Ventenata huber-morathii (Dogan) D.Heller - Turkey
- Ventenata macra (Steven) Balansa ex Boiss. - Greece, Crimea, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus, Cyprus
- Ventenata quercetorum Boiss. & Bal. - Turkey
- Ventenata sorgerae (Dogan) D.Heller - Turkey
- Ventenata subenervis Boiss. & Balansa - Turkey, islands of Eastern Aegean