Zingeria is a genus of Asian and European plants in the grass family.Smirnov, Pavel Aleksandrovich. 1946. Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody, Otdel Biologicheskii 51(2): 67 Their native range covers the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean regions from Romania to Kazakhstan.Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, IstanbulDavis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
Zingeria was named in honour of Vasily Jakovlevich Zinger (1836–1907), Russian mathematician, botanist and philosopher.
SpeciesThe Plant List search for Zingeria Zingeria biebersteiniana (Claus) P.A.Smirn. - Crimea, southern European Russia, northern and southern Caucasus, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, JordanThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Zingeria kochii (Mez) Tzvelev - southern Caucasus Zingeria pisidica (Boiss.) Tutin - Romania, Turkey, southern Caucasus Zingeria trichopoda (Boiss.) P.A.Smirn. - southern Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, possibly Saudi Arabia Zingeria verticillata (Boiss. & Bal.) Chrtek - Turkey
References
External links Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora