Ventenata is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. One species, Ventenata dubia, is considered an invasive weed in many places.
Species
- Ventenata blanchei <small>Boiss.</small> - Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel
- Ventenata dubia <small>(Leers) Coss. & Durieu</small> - central Europe, Mediterranean, Ukraine, southern European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Kazakhstan; naturalized in parts of North America
- Ventenata eigiana <small>(H.Scholz & Raus) Dogan</small> - Turkey
- Ventenata huber-morathii <small>(Dogan) D.Heller</small> - Turkey
- Ventenata macra <small>(Steven) Balansa ex Boiss.</small> - Greece, Crimea, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus, Cyprus
- Ventenata quercetorum <small>Boiss. & Bal.</small> - Turkey
- Ventenata sorgerae <small>(Dogan) D.Heller</small> - Turkey
- Ventenata subenervis <small>Boiss. & Balansa</small> - Turkey, islands of Eastern Aegean
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