Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Aveneae

Aira L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted
Name Status: nom. cons.

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Aira armoricana*	F. Albers	taxonomically included in
*Aira caryophyllea*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Aira cupaniana*	Guss.	taxonomically included in
*Aira elegans*	Gaudin	taxonomically included in; nom. illeg.
*Aira elegantissima*	Schur	taxonomically included in
*Aira hercynica*	Romero Zarco, M. Á. Ortiz & L. Sáez	taxonomically included in
*Aira minoricensis*	P. Fraga, Romero Zarco & L. Sáez	taxonomically included in
*Aira praecox*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Aira provincialis*	Jord.	taxonomically included in
*Aira scoparia*	Adamović	taxonomically included in
*Aira tenorei*	Guss.	taxonomically included in
*Aira uniaristata*	Lag. & Rodr.	taxonomically included in

Children

Aira armoricana F. Albers
Aira caryophyllea L.
Aira cupaniana Guss.
Aira elegans Gaudin
Aira elegantissima Schur
Aira hercynica Romero Zarco, M. Á. Ortiz & L. Sáez
Aira minoricensis P. Fraga, Romero Zarco & L. Sáez
Aira praecox L.
Aira provincialis Jord.
Aira scoparia Adamović
Aira tenorei Guss.
Aira uniaristata Lag. & Rodr.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Hairgrass sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Estonian: Aira sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Finnish: lauhiot sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

German: Schmiele sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Hebrew: אָאִירָה sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Latvian: aira sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Lithuanian: smilgenė sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Swedish: småtåtlar

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 63. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. Aira L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/9c8b6e54-c213-477d-ad91-1f021aa091f0