Heteranthelium

Heteranthelium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Triticodae
Tribe: Triticeae
Genus: Heteranthelium
Hochst. ex Jaub. & Spach
Species:
H. piliferum
Binomial name
Heteranthelium piliferum
(Sol.) Hochst. ex Jaub. & Spach
Synonyms
  • Elymus pilifer Sol.
  • Agropyron piliferum (Sol.) Benth. ex Aitch.
  • Triticum olgae Regel
  • Eremopyrum olgae (Regel) P.Candargy
  • Heteranthelium aleppicum Gand.
  • Heteranthelium assyriacum Gand.
  • Heteranthelium hermoneum Gand.

Heteranthelium is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Heteranthelium piliferum, native to Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, and the Caucasus.