Avenella

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Airinae
Genus: Avenella
Species: A. flexuosa – A. foliosa
Name

Avenella Bluff ex. Drejer, Fl. Excurs. Hafn. 24: 32 (1838)

Type species: Avenella flexuosa (L.) Drejer, (1838)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Lerchenfeldia Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 753. (1866), nom. superfl.

References

Bluff, M.J. 1838. Flora Excursoria Hafniensis. Kjøbenhavn 24: 32.
Chiapella, J. & Zuloaga, F.O. 2010. A Revision of Deschampsia, Avenella, and Vahlodea (Poaceae, Poeae, Airinae) in South America. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97(2): 141-162. DOI: 10.3417/2008115 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Avenella in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Sept.. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Avenella. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 15 2017.
Veldkamp, J.F. 2015. An attempt to unravel the synonymy of Avenella flexuosa (L.) Drejer (Gramineae). Plant Diversity and Evolution 131/4: 239–262. DOI: 10.1127/pde/2015/0131-0084 Paywall Abstract PDF Reference page.