Rostraria is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Eurasia and North Africa with one species native to South America.Trinius, Carl Bernhard von. 1820. Fundamenta Agrostographiae 149, §161Trinius, Carl Bernhard von. 1820. Fundamenta Agrostographiae plate XVII (17), figure VIII (8) line drawing of Rostraria cristata Hairgrass is a common name.
These grasses are sometimes included in genus Koeleria.
SpeciesAltervista Flora Italiana, genere RostrariaThe Plant List search for Rostraria Rostraria azorica S.Hend. - Santa Maria in Azores Rostraria balansae (Coss. & Durieu) Holub - Algeria incl. Habibas Islands Rostraria berythea (Boiss. & Blanche) Holub - Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Jordan, Israel Rostraria clarkeana (Domin) Holub - Jammu & Kashmir Rostraria cristata (Linn.) Tzvelev - Mediterranean hairgrass - Mediterranean, Sahara, and southwest Asia from Portugal + Cape Verde to northern India Rostraria hispida (Savi) Dogan - Mediterranean from Morocco + Corsica to Turkey Rostraria litorea (All.) Holub - Mediterranean from Morocco + Corsica to Greece Rostraria obtusiflora (Boiss.) Holub - from Crete to Tajikistan Rostraria pumila (Desf.) Tzvelev from Canary Islands to Pakistan Rostraria rohlfsii (Asch.) Holub - Sahara (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Egypt) Rostraria salzmannii (Boiss.) Holub - Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya Rostraria trachyantha (Phil.) Soreng - Peru, Chile
formerly included see Avellinia Trisetaria Rostraria festucoides - Avellinia festucoides Rostraria laevis - Trisetaria panicea Rostraria neglecta - Trisetaria panicea Rostraria parviflora - Trisetaria parviflora
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