Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions.Grassbase - The World Online Grass FloraTrinius, Carl Bernhard von 1820. Fundamenta agrostographiae, sive Theoria constructionis floris graminei; adjecta synopsi generum graminum hucusque cognitorum page 143 description in LatinTrinius, Carl Bernhard von 1820. Fundamenta agrostographiae, sive Theoria constructionis floris graminei; adjecta synopsi generum graminum hucusque cognitorum plate XII (12) line drawings of Aeluropus laevis (syn of A. lagopoides); captions on page 212
SpeciesThe Plant List search for AeluropusFlora of China Vol. 22 Page 458 獐毛属 zhang mao shu Aeluropus Trinius, Fund. Agrost. 143. 1820. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Aeluropus 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 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
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