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Poaceae (Family) - grass family
..Achnatherum (Genus)
..Aciachne (Genus)
..Acidosasa (Genus)
..Acostia (Genus)
..Acrachne (Genus)
..Acritochaete (Genus)
..Acroceras (Genus)
..Actinocladum (Genus)
..Aegilotriticum (Genus)
..Aegopogon (Genus)
..Afrotrichloris (Genus)
..Agenium (Genus)
..Agnesia (Genus)
..Agrocalamagrostis (Genus)
..Agroelymus (Genus)
..Agrohordeum (Genus)
..Agropogon (Genus)
..Agropyropsis (Genus)
..Agropyrum (Genus)
..Agrositanion (Genus)
..Agrotrigia (Genus)
..Airopsis (Genus)
..Alexfloydia (Genus)
..Alloeochaete (Genus)
..Allolepis (Genus)
..Alloteropsis (Genus)
..Altoparadisium (Genus)
..Alvimia (Genus)
..Ammocalamagrostis (Genus)
..Ammochloa (Genus)
..Ampelocalamus (Genus)
..Amphibromus (Genus)
..Amphicarpum (Genus)
..Amphigenes (Genus)
..Amphipogon (Genus)
..Anadelphia (Genus)
..Ancistrachne (Genus)
..Ancistragrostis (Genus)
..Andropterum (Genus)
..Anisantha (Genus)
..Aniselytron (Genus)
..Anisopogon (Genus)
..Anthaenantiopsis (Genus)
..Anthenantia (Genus)
..Anthephora (Genus)
..Anthochloa (Genus)
..Antinoria (Genus)
..Aphanelytrum (Genus)
..Apluda (Genus)
..Apochiton (Genus)
..Apoclada (Genus)
..Arberella (Genus)
..Arctagrostis (Genus)
..Arctodupontia (Genus)
..Arctophila (Genus)
..Arctopoa (Genus)
..Arthragrostis (Genus)
..Arundoclaytonia (Genus)
..Asthenochloa (Genus)
..Athroostachys (Genus)
..Atractantha (Genus)
..Austrochloris (Genus)
..Austrofestuca (Genus)
..Baptorhachis (Genus)
..Beckeropsis (Genus)
..Beckmannia (Genus)
..Bewsia (Genus)
..Bhidea (Genus)
..Blepharidachne (Genus)
..Blepharoneuron (Genus)
..Bonia (Genus)
..Brachyachne (Genus)
..Brachychloa (Genus)
..Bromofestuca (Genus)
..Bromopsis (Genus)
..Bromuniola (Genus)
..Buchloe (Genus)
..Buchlomimus (Genus)
..Calammophila (Genus)
..Calamovilfa (Genus)
..Calderonella (Genus)
..Calyptochloa (Genus)
..Canastra (Genus)
..Capillipedium (Genus)
..Castellia (Genus)
..Catalepis (Genus)
..Catapodium (Genus)
..Cathariostachys (Genus)
..Cathestecum (Genus)
..Centrochloa (Genus)
..Centropodia (Genus)
..Cephalostachyum (Genus)
..Ceratochloa (Genus)
..Chaetium (Genus)
..Chaetobromus (Genus)
..Chaetopoa (Genus)
..Chaetopogon (Genus)
..Chamaeraphis (Genus)
..Chandrasekharania (Genus)
..Chasmopodium (Genus)
..Chevalierella (Genus)
..Chikusichloa (Genus)
..Chlorocalymma (Genus)
..Chondrosum (Genus)
..Chrysochloa (Genus)
..Chrysopogon (Genus)
..Cladoraphis (Genus)
..Clausospicula (Genus)
..Cleistachne (Genus)
..Cleistochloa (Genus)
..Cleistogenes (Genus)
..Clementsiella (Genus)
..Coelachyrum (Genus)
..Colanthelia (Genus)
..Coleanthus (Genus)
..Cornucopiae (Genus)
..Corynephorus (Genus)
..Cottea (Genus)
..Craspedorhachis (Genus)
..Crinipes (Genus)
..Crithopsis (Genus)
..Cryptochloa (Genus)
..Ctenium (Genus)
..Cyathopus (Genus)
..Cyclostachya (Genus)
..Cynochloris (Genus)
..Cyphochlaena (Genus)
..Cyrtochloa (Genus)
..Cyrtococcum (Genus)
..Dallwatsonia (Genus)
..Danthonidium (Genus)
..Danthoniopsis (Genus)
..Danthosieglingia (Genus)
..Dasyochloa (Genus)
..Dasypyrum (Genus)
..Davidsea (Genus)
..Decaryella (Genus)
..Decaryochloa (Genus)
..Desmazeria (Genus)
..Desmostachya (Genus)
..Deyeuxia (Genus)
..Diandrolyra (Genus)
..Dichaetaria (Genus)
..Dichanthelium (Genus)
..Dichanthium (Genus)
..Dichelachne (Genus)
..Dielsiochloa (Genus)
..Dignathia (Genus)
..Diheteropogon (Genus)
..Dilophotriche (Genus)
..Dinebra (Genus)
..Diplopogon (Genus)
..Dissanthelium (Genus)
..Dissochondrus (Genus)
..Drake-brockmania (Genus)
..Dregeochloa (Genus)
..Dryopoa (Genus)
..Dupoa (Genus)
..Dupontia (Genus)
..Dupontopoa (Genus)
..Eccoilopus (Genus)
..Eccoptocarpha (Genus)
..Echinaria (Genus)
..Echinolaena (Genus)
..Echinopogon (Genus)
..Ectrosia (Genus)
..Ectrosiopsis (Genus)
..Ekmanochloa (Genus)
..Elionurus (Genus)
..Elyhordeum (Genus)
..Elyleymus (Genus)
..Elymandra (Genus)
..Elymordeum (Genus)
..Elymostachys (Genus)
..Elymotrigia (Genus)
..Elysitanion (Genus)
..Elytrophorus (Genus)
..Elytrostachys (Genus)
..Enteropogon (Genus)
..Entolasia (Genus)
..Entoplocamia (Genus)
..Eragrostiella (Genus)
..Eremocaulon (Genus)
..Eremochloa (Genus)
..Erianthecium (Genus)
..Eriochrysis (Genus)
..Erioneuron (Genus)
..Euclasta (Genus)
..Eulaliopsis (Genus)
..Eustachys (Genus)
..Exotheca (Genus)
..Farrago (Genus)
..Filgueirasia (Genus)
..Fingerhuthia (Genus)
..Froesiochloa (Genus)
..Gaoligongshania (Genus)
..Garnotia (Genus)
..Gastridium (Genus)
..Gaudinia (Genus)
..Germainia (Genus)
..Gerritea (Genus)
..Gigantochlora (Genus)
..Gilgiochloa (Genus)
..Glaziophyton (Genus)
..Glyphochloa (Genus)
..Gouinia (Genus)
..Graphephorum (Genus)
..Greslania (Genus)
..Griffithsochloa (Genus)
..Guaduella (Genus)
..Gymnopogon (Genus)
..Gynerium (Genus)
..Habrochloa (Genus)
..Hackelochloa (Genus)
..Hainardia (Genus)
..Hainardiopholis (Genus)
..Hakonechloa (Genus)
..Halopyrum (Genus)
..Harpachne (Genus)
..Harpechloa (Genus)
..Harpochloa (Genus)
..Haynaldoticum (Genus)
..Hemarthria (Genus)
..Hemisorghum (Genus)
..Heterachne (Genus)
..Heteranthelium (Genus)
..Heteranthoecia (Genus)
..Heteropholis (Genus)
..Hickelia (Genus)
..Hilaria (Genus)
..Hitchcockella (Genus)
..Holcolemma (Genus)
..Holttumochloa (Genus)
..Homolepis (Genus)
..Homopholis (Genus)
..Homozeugos (Genus)
..Hordelymus (Genus)
..Hubbardochloa (Genus)
..Hydrothauma (Genus)
..Hygrochloa (Genus)
..Hygroryza (Genus)
..Hylebates (Genus)
..Hymenachne (Genus)
..Hyperthelia (Genus)
..Hypseochloa (Genus)
..Hystrix (Genus)
..Ichnanthus (Genus)
..Indopoa (Genus)
..Indosasa (Genus)
..Iseilema (Genus)
..Ixophorus (Genus)
..Jansenella (Genus)
..Jouvea (Genus)
..Kampochloa (Genus)
..Kaokochloa (Genus)
..Kengia (Genus)
..Kengyilia (Genus)
..Kerriochloa (Genus)
..Kinabaluchloa (Genus)
..Lamarckia (Genus)
..Lamprothyrsus (Genus)
..Lasiacis (Genus)
..Lasiurus (Genus)
..Lecomtella (Genus)
..Leptagrostis (Genus)
..Leptocarydion (Genus)
..Leptocoryphium (Genus)
..Leptothrium (Genus)
..Lepturidium (Genus)
..Lepturopetium (Genus)
..Leydeum (Genus)
..Leymostachys (Genus)
..Leymotrigia (Genus)
..Libyella (Genus)
..Limnas (Genus)
..Limnodea (Genus)
..Limnopoa (Genus)
..Lindbergella (Genus)
..Lintonia (Genus)
..Littledalea (Genus)
..Loliolum (Genus)
..Lophacme (Genus)
..Lophatherum (Genus)
..Lopholepis (Genus)
..Lophopogon (Genus)
..Loudetiopsis (Genus)
..Louisiella (Genus)
..Loxodera (Genus)
..Lycochloa (Genus)
..Lycurus (Genus)
..Maclurochloa (Genus)
..Maclurolyra (Genus)
..Maltebrunia (Genus)
..Manisuris (Genus)
..Megalachne (Genus)
..Megaloprotachne (Genus)
..Megastachya (Genus)
..Melanocenchris (Genus)
..Melocalamus (Genus)
..Mesosetum (Genus)
..Metcalfia (Genus)
..Mibora (Genus)
..Microbriza (Genus)
..Microcalamus (Genus)
..Microchloa (Genus)
..Micropyropsis (Genus)
..Micropyrum (Genus)
..Microstegium (Genus)
..Mnesithea (Genus)
..Mniochloa (Genus)
..Monachather (Genus)
..Monanthochloe (Genus)
..Monelytrum (Genus)
..Monocymbium (Genus)
..Monodia (Genus)
..Mosdenia (Genus)
..Muehlenbergia (Genus)
..Munroa (Genus)
..Myriocladus (Genus)
..Myriostachya (Genus)
..Narduroides (Genus)
..Nassella (Genus)
..Nastus (Genus)
..Neesiochloa (Genus)
..Nematopoa (Genus)
..Neobouteloua (Genus)
..Neohouzeaua (Genus)
..Neololeba (Genus)
..Neomicrocalamus (Genus)
..Neostapfia (Genus)
..Neostapfiella (Genus)
..Nephelochloa (Genus)
..Neuropoa (Genus)
..Neyraudia (Genus)
..Nipponocalamus (Genus)
..Notochloe (Genus)
..Ocellochloa (Genus)
..Ochthochloa (Genus)
..Odontelytrum (Genus)
..Odyssea (Genus)
..Oligostachyum (Genus)
..Olmeca (Genus)
..Ophiochloa (Genus)
..Ophiuros (Genus)
..Opizia (Genus)
..Oplismenopsis (Genus)
..Oreochloa (Genus)
..Orinus (Genus)
..Oropetium (Genus)
..Ortachne (Genus)
..Orthoclada (Genus)
..Oryticum (Genus)
..Oryzidium (Genus)
..Otachyrium (Genus)
..Otatea (Genus)
..Ottochloa (Genus)
..Oxychloris (Genus)
..Oxyrhachis (Genus)
..Parabambusa (Genus)
..Paractaenum (Genus)
..Parafestuca (Genus)
..Parahyparrhenia (Genus)
..Paraneurachne (Genus)
..Parapholis (Genus)
..Paratheria (Genus)
..Parodiolyra (Genus)
..Pentameris (Genus)
..Pentapogon (Genus)
..Pentarrhaphis (Genus)
..Pentaschistis (Genus)
..Pereilema (Genus)
..Periballia (Genus)
..Perotis (Genus)
..Perrierbambus (Genus)
..Peyritschia (Genus)
..Phacelurus (Genus)
..Phaenanthoecium (Genus)
..Pheidochloa (Genus)
..Phippsia (Genus)
..Phyllosasa (Genus)
..Pinga (Genus)
..Piptophyllum (Genus)
..Piresia (Genus)
..Plagiantha (Genus)
..Plagiosetum (Genus)
..Pleioblastus (Genus)
..Pleuropogon (Genus)
..Plinthanthesis (Genus)
..Poagrostis (Genus)
..Podophorus (Genus)
..Poecilostachys (Genus)
..Pogonachne (Genus)
..Pogonarthria (Genus)
..Pogonatherum (Genus)
..Pogonochloa (Genus)
..Pogononeura (Genus)
..Pohlidium (Genus)
..Poidium (Genus)
..Polevansia (Genus)
..Polypogonagrostis (Genus)
..Polytoca (Genus)
..Polytrias (Genus)
..Pommereulla (Genus)
..Porteresia (Genus)
..Potamophila (Genus)
..Pringleochloa (Genus)
..Prionanthium (Genus)
..Prosphytochloa (Genus)
..Psamma (Genus)
..Psammagrostis (Genus)
..Psammochloa (Genus)
..Psathyrostachys (Genus)
..Pseudanthistiria (Genus)
..Pseudechinolaena (Genus)
..Pseudodanthonia (Genus)
..Pseudodichanthium (Genus)
..Pseudopentameris (Genus)
..Pseudoraphis (Genus)
..Pseudoroegneria (Genus)
..Pseudosclerochloa (Genus)
..Pseudosorghum (Genus)
..Pseudostachyum (Genus)
..Pseudoxytenanthera (Genus)
..Pseudozoysia (Genus)
..Psilolemma (Genus)
..Psilurus (Genus)
..Ptilagrostis (Genus)
..Pucciphippsia (Genus)
..Pyrrhanthera (Genus)
..Racemobambos (Genus)
..Ratzeburgia (Genus)
..Redfieldia (Genus)
..Reederochloa (Genus)
..Rehia (Genus)
..Reimarochloa (Genus)
..Reitzia (Genus)
..Relchela (Genus)
..Reynaudia (Genus)
..Rheochloa (Genus)
..Rhipidocladum (Genus)
..Rhizocephalus (Genus)
..Rhombolytrum (Genus)
..Rhynchelytrum (Genus)
..Rhynchoryza (Genus)
..Rhytachne (Genus)
..Richardsiella (Genus)
..Rostraria (Genus)
..Rottboellia (Genus)
..Schaffnerella (Genus)
..Schedonnardus (Genus)
..Schedonorus (Genus)
..Schizachne (Genus)
..Schmidtia (Genus)
..Schoenefeldia (Genus)
..Sclerochloa (Genus)
..Sclerodactylon (Genus)
..Scleropoa (Genus)
..Scleropogon (Genus)
..Scolochloa (Genus)
..Scribneria (Genus)
..Scutachne (Genus)
..Sehima (Genus)
..Setariopsis (Genus)
..Silentvalleya (Genus)
..Simplicia (Genus)
..Sinoarundinaria (Genus)
..Sinocalamus (Genus)
..Sinochasea (Genus)
..Sirochloa (Genus)
..Sitanion (Genus)
..Snowdenia (Genus)
..Soderstromia (Genus)
..Sohnsia (Genus)
..Sorgum (Genus)
..Spathia (Genus)
..Sphaerobambos (Genus)
..Sphaerocaryum (Genus)
..Spheneria (Genus)
..Sphenopholis (Genus)
..Sphenopus (Genus)
..Spodiopogon (Genus)
..Steinchisma (Genus)
..Steirachne (Genus)
..Stenotaphrum (Genus)
..Stephanachne (Genus)
..Stereochlaena (Genus)
..Stiporyzopsis (Genus)
..Streblochaete (Genus)
..Streptolophus (Genus)
..Streptostachys (Genus)
..Styppeiochloa (Genus)
..Sucrea (Genus)
..Suddia (Genus)
..Swallenia (Genus)
..Symplectrodia (Genus)
..Taeniatherum (Genus)
..Taeniorhachis (Genus)
..Tarigidia (Genus)
..Tatianyx (Genus)
..Temburongia (Genus)
..Temochloa (Genus)
..Tetrachaete (Genus)
..Tetrachne (Genus)
..Tetrapogon (Genus)
..Thamnocalamus (Genus)
..Thaumastochloa (Genus)
..Thelepogon (Genus)
..Thrasya (Genus)
..Thrasyopsis (Genus)
..Thuarea (Genus)
..Thyridachne (Genus)
..Thyridolepis (Genus)
..Thyrsostachys (Genus)
..Torreyochloa (Genus)
..Tovarochloa (Genus)
..Trachypogon (Genus)
..Tribolium (Genus)
..Trichloris (Genus)
..Tricholaena (Genus)
..Trichoneura (Genus)
..Trichopteryx (Genus)
..Trikeraia (Genus)
..Trilobachne (Genus)
..Triniochloa (Genus)
..Triplachne (Genus)
..Triplasis (Genus)
..Triplopogon (Genus)
..Triraphis (Genus)
..Triscenia (Genus)
..Trisetaria (Genus)
..Trisetokoeleria (Genus)
..Tristachya (Genus)
..Trititrigia (Genus)
..Tuctoria (Genus)
..Uranthoecium (Genus)
..Urelytrum (Genus)
..Urochlaena (Genus)
..Urochloa (Genus)
..Urochondra (Genus)
..Valiha (Genus)
..Vaseyochloa (Genus)
..Ventenata (Genus)
..Vietnamocalamus (Genus)
..Vietnamochloa (Genus)
..Vietnamosasa (Genus)
..Viguierella (Genus)
..Vossia (Genus)
..Vulpiella (Genus)
..Wangenheimia (Genus)
..Weingaertneria (Genus)
..Whiteochloa (Genus)
..Willkommia (Genus)
..Xanthochloa (Genus)
..Xerochloa (Genus)
..Yakirra (Genus)
..Yushania (Genus)
..Yvesia (Genus)
..Zenkeria (Genus)
..Zingeria (Genus)
..Zizaniopsis (Genus)
..Zonotriche (Genus)
..Zygochloa (Genus)
..Apera (Genus)
....Apera interrupta (Species) - dense silkybent
....Apera spica-venti (Species) - loose silkybent
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Adanson, 1763
Original name
:
Adanson, 1763. Fam. 2: 495.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type
:
Apera spica-venti
(L.) P.Beauv. (Essai Agrost. 151. Dec. 1812)
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Apera
(Genus)
Heynemann, 1885, nom. illeg.
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 19 Mar 2021.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
windhalm
Ref:
R. van der Meijden, 1990
: 540.
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026