Apera Explained

Apera is a small genus of annual grasses,^[1] known commonly as silkybent grass or windgrass. They are native to Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia but have been introduced and naturalized in much of North and South America.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species^{[5] [6] [7]}

• Apera baytopiana Dogan - Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey
• Apera intermedia Hack. - Turkey, Aegean Islands, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus; naturalized in Primorye
• Apera interrupta (L.) P.Beauv. - dense silkybent, interrupted windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Portugal to Sweden to Algeria to Kazakhstan; naturalized in Argentina, Chile, United States, Canada
• Apera spica-venti (L.) P. Beauv. - loose silkybent, common windgrass - Eurasia and North Africa from Canary Islands to Denmark to Yakutia; naturalized in United States, Canada, and Russian Far East
• Apera triaristata Dogan - Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey

formerly includedsee Agrostis Anemanthele Dichelachne Muhlenbergia Sporobolus

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. Web site: The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references . 2009-08-19 . Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. . 2008 . The Grass Genera of the World .
2. Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul
3. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8809 Jepson Manual Treatment
4. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=APERA United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Apera The Plant List search for Apera
6. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Apera Biota of North America 2013 county distribution maps
7. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Apera Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Apera