Eremopyrum is a genus Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family.Ledebour, Carl Friedrich von. 1829. Flora Altaica 1: 112-114 in LatinJaubert, Hippolyte François & Spach, Édouard. 1851. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, séries. 3, volume 14, page 360-362 in LatinFrederiksen, S. 1991. Taxonomic studies in Eremopyron (Poaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 11: 271–285 One species, Eremopyrum triticeum has become widely established as a weed in parts of North America.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
All the species are annuals with a dense, 2-sided, spikelike inflorescence having 1 spikelet per node.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 440 旱麦草属 han mai cao shu Eremopyrum (Ledebour) Jaubert & Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3. 14: 360. 1851
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for Eremopyrum Eremopyrum bonaepartis (Spreng.) Nevski - Algeria, Morocco, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang Eremopyrum distans (K.Koch) Nevski - European Russia, Caucasus, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Mongolia Eremopyrum orientale (L.) Jaub. & Spach - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia Eremopyrum triticeum (Gaertn.) Nevski - Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Central Asia, Iran, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia
formerly included see Agropyron Australopyrum Crithopsis Elymus Heteranthelium
References
External links Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora