Ventenata Explained
Ventenata is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia.[1] [2] One species, Ventenata dubia, is considered an invasive weed in many places.[3] [4] [5] [6]
- Species
- Ventenata blanchei Boiss. - Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel
- Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu - central Europe, Mediterranean, Ukraine, southern European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Kazakhstan; naturalized in parts of North America[7]
- Ventenata eigiana (H.Scholz & Raus) Dogan - Turkey
- Ventenata huber-morathii (Dogan) D.Heller - Turkey
- Ventenata macra (Steven) Balansa ex Boiss. - Greece, Crimea, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus, Cyprus
- Ventenata quercetorum Boiss. & Bal. - Turkey
- Ventenata sorgerae (Dogan) D.Heller - Turkey
- Ventenata subenervis Boiss. & Balansa - Turkey, islands of Eastern Aegean
Notes and References
- Koeler, Georg Ludwig. 1802. Descriptio Graminum in Gallia et Germania 272
- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40023688 Tropicos, Ventenata Koeler
- http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9328,9329 Jepson Manual Treatment: V. dubia
- Web site: Grass Manual Treatment: V. dubia . 2010-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608015554/http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Ventenata_dubia&type=treatment . 2012-06-08 . dead .
- http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00678.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=ventenata Altervista Flora Italiana genere Ventenata
- http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ventenata%20dubia.png Biota of North America 2013 county distribution map
