Aeluropus

Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions.^[2][3][4][5]

Species^[1][6][7][8]

• Aeluropus badghyzii Tzvelev - Turkmenistan
• Aeluropus laciniatus Khodash. - Iran
• Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara, and Asia from Mauritania + Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands
• Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China
• Aeluropus macrostachyus Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
• Aeluropus pilosus (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiang

formerly included^[1]

Aeluropus
Aeluropus littoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Aeluropodinae
Genus:	Aeluropus Trin.
Type species
Aeluropus laevis (syn of A. lagopoides) Trin.
Synonyms[1]
Calotheca Spreng. 1817, illegitimate homonym not Desv. 1810 (syn of Briza) Chamaedactylis T.Nees

see Dactylis Odyssea

• Aeluropus arabicus - Odyssea mucronata
• Aeluropus mucronatus - Odyssea mucronata
• Aeluropus pungens (Vahl) Boiss 1884 not K.Koch 1848 - Odyssea mucronata
• Aeluropus smithii - Dactylis smithii

See also

• List of Poaceae genera