Rostraria is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Eurasia and North Africa with one species native to South America. Hairgrass is a common name.
These grasses are sometimes included in genus Koeleria.
Species
- Rostraria azorica <small>S.Hend.</small> - Santa Maria in Azores
- Rostraria balansae <small>(Coss. & Durieu) Holub</small> - Algeria incl. Habibas Islands
- Rostraria berythea <small>(Boiss. & Blanche) Holub</small> - Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Jordan, Israel
- Rostraria clarkeana <small>(Domin) Holub</small> - Jammu & Kashmir
- Rostraria cristata <small>(Linn.) Tzvelev</small> - Mediterranean hairgrass - Mediterranean, Sahara, and southwest Asia from Portugal + Cape Verde to northern India
- Rostraria hispida <small>(Savi) Dogan</small> - Mediterranean from Morocco + Corsica to Turkey
- Rostraria litorea <small>(All.) Holub</small> - Mediterranean from Morocco + Corsica to Greece
- Rostraria obtusiflora <small>(Boiss.) Holub</small> - from Crete to Tajikistan
- Rostraria pumila <small>(Desf.) Tzvelev</small> from Canary Islands to Pakistan
- Rostraria rohlfsii <small>(Asch.) Holub</small> - Sahara (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Egypt)
- Rostraria salzmannii <small>(Boiss.) Holub</small> - Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya
- Rostraria trachyantha <small>(Phil.) Soreng</small> - Peru, Chile
formerly included
see Avellinia Trisetaria
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