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Avellinia
Scientific Name: Avellinia
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Avellinia michelii
Avellinia michelii, also known as Avellinia festucoides (though this is more precisely a synonym) is a species belonging to the grass family Poaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Avellinia michelii (Savi) Parl.
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Kingdom: (Implied) Plantae (Flowering Plants group)
- Synonyms:
- Bromus festucoides Link (basionym, homotypic synonym)
- Rostraria festucoides (Link) Romero Zarco (homotypic synonym)
- Bromus michelii Savi
- Koeleria macilenta DC.
- Avellinia festucoides (Link) Valds & H. Scholz
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Eurasia.
- Found in the Mediterranean region.
- Specific locations mentioned include Western Australia (alien status), Nepal, Galicia, Northern Portugal, and various provinces in Spain (e.g., Alacant, Barcelona, Girona, Illes Balears, Lleida, Tarragona, Valncia, Eivissa).
- Grows in humid, saline grasslands.
Morphological Characteristics
- Herbaceous plant.
- Annual.
- Generally less than 10 cm in height.
- Erect stem.
- Short inflorescence.
Ecological Role
- Considered an alien species in Western Australia.
Quirky Facts
- The genus Avellinia is dedicated to Giulio Avellino (fl. 1840-1843), a naturalist from Naples.
- The epithet "festucoides" means resembling Festuca, a genus of grasses.
Further Information
- FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
- The Plant List
- Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG Virtual Herbarium
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
- Tropicos