Corynephorus

Corynephorus
Corynephorus canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Poodae
Tribe:	Poeae
Subtribe:	Airinae
Genus:	Corynephorus P.Beauv., 1812
Type species
Aira canescens L. [1]
Synonyms [2]
AnachortusV.Jirásek & Chrtek WeingaertneriaBernh.

Corynephorus is a genus of European, North African, and Middle Eastern plants in the grass family. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

Species

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• Corynephorus canescens (L.) P.Beauv. - Europe (from Portugal to Norway to Russia), Morocco
• Corynephorus deschampsioides Bornm. - Syria, Israel, Jordan, Palestine
• Corynephorus divaricatus (Pourr.) Breistr. - Mediterranean and nearby regions from Spain + Morocco to Iran
• Corynephorus fasciculatus Boiss. & Reut. - Portugal, Spain, France incl Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Algeria
• Corynephorus macrantherus Boiss. & Reut. - Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

References

1. Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie page 90 in Latin
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XVIII (18), figure II (2) line drawings of Corynephorus canescens; figure captions in French on caption page 12
4. "Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
5. Altervisa Flora Italiana, genere Corynephorus
6. The Plant List search for Corynephorus