Avellinia

{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}

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|genus = Avellinia

|parent_authority = Doll & Asch.

|species = festucoides

|authority = (Link) Valdés & H.Scholz

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|synonyms =

• Bromus festucoides Link
• Rostraria festucoides (Link) Romero Zarco
• Bromus michelii Savi
• Koeleria macilenta DC.
• Avena puberula Guss.
• Koeleria tenuiflora Salzm. ex Trin.
• Trisetum macilentum (DC.) Trin.
• Trisetum puberulum (Guss.) Ten.
• Vulpia michelii (Savi) Rchb.
• Avena macilenta (DC.) Guss.
• Festuca michelii (Savi) Kunth
• Avellinia michelii (Savi) Parl.
• Avellinia savii Parl.
• Vulpia tenuicula Boiss. & Reut.
• Avena michelii (Savi) Guss.
• Koeleria tenuicula (Boiss. & Reut.) Boiss. & Reut.
• Koeleria michelii (Savi) Coss.
• Trisetum michelii (Savi) Guss.
• Avellinia tenuicula (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
• Avellinia warionis Sennen & Mauricio
• Trisetum faurei Sennen & Mauricio
• Trisetum viciosorum Sennen & Mauricio
• Trisetaria michelii (Savi) D.Heller

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Avellinia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.{{cite web|url=http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/avellini.htm |title=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 |accessdate=2009-08-19 |author=Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. |date=2008 |work=The Grass Genera of the World |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114213220/http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/avellini.htm |archivedate=2007-11-14 }}Parlatore, Filippo, 1842. Plantae Novae vel minus notae opusculis diversis olim descriptae, page 59Cabi, 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, Istanbul The only known species is Avellinia festucoides, found throughout much of the Mediterranean Region from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=450729 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]{{cite journal|doi=10.3372/wi.36.36202|page=662|title=The Euro+Med treatment of Gramineae — a generic synopsis and some new names |year=2006 |last1=Valdés |first1=Benito |last2=Scholz |first2=Hildemar |journal=Willdenowia |volume=36 |issue=2 |s2cid=86239547 |doi-access=free }}[http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Avellinia Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Avellinia] It is also reportedly naturalized in Australia.[http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:348448# Atlas of Living Australia]

The type species is Avellinia michelii (Savi) Parl.[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40023219 Tropicos, Avellinia Parl.]