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Aira L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 63 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000001038.

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Synonyms of Aira

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Aspris Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 496 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000003361
Caryophyllea Opiz Seznam : 27 (1852) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006863
Fiorinia Parl. Fl. Ital. 1: 232 (1850) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000014791
Salmasia Bubani Fl. Pyren. 4: 315 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000033846

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Aira:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira acutigluma Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 221 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844833
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira biebersteiniana (Schult.) Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 219 1854 — wfo-0000844883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira caespitosa subsp. paludosa Schübl. & G.Martens Fl. Würtemberg 68 1834 — wfo-0000844901
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira canescens Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 77 (1805) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844906
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira canutillo Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 42 (1923) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844907
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira capillaris var. corsica Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. 775. 1882 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844918
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira capillaris var. lensaei (Loisel.) Coss. & Durand Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 96 1854 — wfo-0001095679
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira caryophyllea var. capillaris (Host) Vis. Fl. Dalmat. 1: 68 1842 — wfo-0000844930
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira caryophyllea var. capillaris Mutel Fl. Franç. (Mutel) 4: 53. 1837 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001279117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira caryophyllea var. lensaei (Loisel.) T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 834 1894 — wfo-0001095683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira caryophyllea var. multicaulis (Dumort.) Druce List Brit. Pl. 80 1908 — wfo-0001095685
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira caryophyllea var. multiculmis (Dumort.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2: 283 1899 — wfo-0001095402
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira caryophyllea var. multiculmis (Dumort.) Lej. & Courtois Comp. Fl. Belg. 1: 69 1828 — wfo-0001095687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira caryophyllea var. multiculmis (Dumort.) Mathieu Fl. Gen. Belgique, Spermatoph. 1: 609 1853 — wfo-0001095686
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira cespitosa var. ochroleuca Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 1(ed. 2): 18. 1850 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira chamaemespilus Host Fl. Austriac. [Host] 2: 8. 1831 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844962
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira ciliaris Kit. Linnaea 32(3): 310. 1864 [Sep 1864] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844967
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira ciliata Spreng. Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 1: 7. 1813 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001095691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira collina (Dumort.) B.D.Jacks. Index Kew. 1(1): 67. 1893 [6 Sep 1893] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira compressa Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 3: 356 (1818) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844971
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira flavescens Honck. Verz. Gew. Teutschl. : 212 (1782) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000035899
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira flexuosa var. umbrosa (Wimm. & Grab.) Litv. Sched. Herb. Fl. Ross. 8: 155 1918 — wfo-0001095695
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira fontqueriana Sennen Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. : 128 (1933) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845024
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira glabra Brot. Fl. Lusit. 1: 91. 1804 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira hybrida Gaudin Agrost. Helv. 1: 124 (1811) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000844828
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira ischaemoides J.Koenig ex Trin. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 328. 1834 [Jun 1834] ; this is vol. 1 of the Sci. Nat. Series, reprinted as Panicearum Gen.: 240. 1834. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001095698
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira littoralis Wulfen Fl. Norica Phan. : 113 (1858) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira maderaspatana Nees ex Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 221 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira micrantha Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 423 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira minute L. Sp. Pl. 64 1753 — wfo-0001095699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira missurica Spreng. Syst. ii. 578. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira montana Brot. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 4: 808. 1882 [Oct 1882] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira navicularis Schreb. ex Muhl. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3: 161 (1793) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira nivea Host Fl. Austriac. [Host] 2: 8. 1831 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira nubigena Skottsb. Acta Horti Gothob. 2: 208. 1926 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira paradoxa Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 223 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845154
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira pilosa Kit. Linnaea 32(3): 310. 1864 [Sep 1864] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845163
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira polygama Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 42 (1923) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira sediformis Host ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 45 1840 — wfo-0000845203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira serotina Trin. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 45 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845205
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira setiformis Host ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 45 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845208
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira speciosa Muhl. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3: 161 (1793) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira spectabilis Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 224 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Aira tremula Larrañaga Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 42 (1923) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000845241