Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Liliopsida
Subclassis: Commelinidae
Ordo: Poales
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Brachypodieae
Genus: Brachypodium
Sectiones: B. sect. Apalochloa - B. sect. Distachys - B. sect. Dryopyron
Species: B. abbreviatum - B. albanicum - B. allionii - B. andinum - B. annuum - B. arbuscula - B. asperum - B. barrelieri - B. biflorum - B. biunciale - B. bofillii - B. boissieri - B. bolusii - B. brachystachyum - B. brevisetum - B. caespitosum - B. capillifolium - B. cenisium - B. chinense - B. ciliatum - B. columbianum - B. commutatum - B. constrictum - B. contractum - B. corniculatum - B. dalmaticum - B. diaphanum - B. distachyon - B. divaricatum - B. durum - B. festuca - B. festucoides - B. firmifolium - B. flexum - B. fontanesianum - B. fontanesii - B. formosanum - B. fragile - B. gaditanum - B. gandogeri - B. geniculatum - B. genuense - B. glabrum - B. glaucovirens - B. gracile - B. halleri - B. hayatanum - B. hickelis - B. hispanicum - B. holcoides - B. hostii - B. humbertianum - B. intermedium - B. interruptum - B. involutum - B. japonicum - B. kawakamii - B. kelungense - B. kotschyi - B. kurilense - B. latifolium - B. littorale - B. loliaceum - B. longearistatum - B. longifolium - B. longisetum - B. macropodum - B. macrostachyum - B. madagascariense - B. manschuricum - B. maritimum - B. megastachyum - B. mexicanum - B. miserum - B. monostachyum - B. montanum - B. mucronatum - B. multiflorum - B. nardus - B. nepalense - B. nigricans - B. obtusifolium - B. patens - B. paui - B. pentastachyum - B. perrieri - B. peruvianum - B. phleoides - B. phoenicoides - B. pinnatum - B. platystachyum - B. plukenetii - B. poa - B. polystachyum - B. ponticum - B. pratense - B. pringlei - B. psilanthum - B. pubescens - B. pubifolium - B. quartinianum - B. ramosum - B. retusum - B. rigidulum - B. rigidum - B. rottboella - B. rupestre - B. sanctum - B. scaberrimum - B. schimperi - B. schrenkianum - B. schumannianum - B. scoparium - B. serpentini - B. setifolium - B. strigosum - B. subtile - B. subulatum - B. sylvaticum - B. tataricum - B. tenellum - B. tenerum - B. tenorianum - B. tenue - B. tenuiculum - B. tenuiflorum - B. unilaterale - B. unioloides - B. velutinum - B. villosum - B. wattii - B. wilsonis
Name
Brachypodium P. Beauv.
Synonym
* Brevipodium Á. Löve & D. Löve
* Trachynia Link
* Tragus Panz.
References
* USDA: GRIN Taxonomy for Plants[1] (23 March 2006)
Brachypodium is a genus of nnual or perennial bunch grasses from the Northern Hemisphere. Flimsy upright stems form tussocks. Flowers appear in compact spike-like racemes with 5-25 flowers on each short-stalked spikelet in summer. Leaves are flat or curved.[1]
According to an October 18, 2010 issue of "Nature Online" Laura Longo, an archeologist at University of Siena in Italy found evidence of Brachydodium and cattail residues on prehistoric human grinding tools dated 28,000 years ago from Bilanco in central Italy. <
Cultivation Plant in any well-drained soil in full sun. Propagate from seed.
Species
Species found in temperate and subtropical areas around the world.
* Brachypodium arbusculum
* Brachypodium bolusii
* Brachypodium cespitosum
* Brachypodium distachyon
* Brachypodium distachyum
* Brachypodium durum
* Brachypodium firmifolium
* Brachypodium flexum
* Brachypodium glaucovirens
* Brachypodium humbertianum
* Brachypodium japonicum
* Brachypodium kawakamii
* Brachypodium kotschyi
* Brachypodium longearistatum
* Brachypodium madagascariense
* Brachypodium mexicanum
* Brachypodium mucronatum
* Brachypodium perrieri
* Brachypodium phoenicoides
* Brachypodium pinnatum
* Brachypodium pratense
* Brachypodium pringlei
* Brachypodium ramosum
* Brachypodium retusum
* Brachypodium rupestre
* Brachypodium sylvaticum
References
1. ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/brachypo.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
* Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-30436-435-5
