Ventenata

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Ventenata
Ventenata dubia.jpg
Ventenata dubia [1]
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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) [2]
Koeler
Synonyms [2]
  • Gaudinopsis(Boiss.) Eig
  • HeteranthusBorkh., rejected name
  • HeterochaetaBesser not DC. 1836 (Asteraceae)
  • MalyaOpiz
  • PilgerochloaEig

Ventenata is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. [3] [4] One species, Ventenata dubia , is considered an invasive weed in many places. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Species [2]

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