As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Aira
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 63 (1753)
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.
Literature
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Synonyms of Aira
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspris | Fam. Pl. 2: 496 (1763) | wfo-4000003361 | ||
| Caryophyllea | Seznam : 27 (1852) | wfo-4000006863 | ||
| Fiorinia | Fl. Ital. 1: 232 (1850) | wfo-4000014791 | ||
| Salmasia | Fl. Pyren. 4: 315 (1901) | wfo-4000033846 |
Species in Aira ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Aira:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aira acutigluma | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 221 (1854) | wfo-0000844833 | ||
| Aira biebersteiniana | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 219 1854 | — | wfo-0000844883 | |
| Aira caespitosa subsp. paludosa | Fl. Würtemberg 68 1834 | — | wfo-0000844901 | |
| Aira canescens | Syn. Pl. 1: 77 (1805) | wfo-0000844906 | ||
| Aira canutillo | Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 42 (1923) | wfo-0000844907 | ||
| Aira capillaris var. corsica | Comp. Fl. Ital. 775. 1882 | wfo-0000844918 | ||
| Aira capillaris var. lensaei | Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 96 1854 | — | wfo-0001095679 | |
| Aira caryophyllea var. capillaris | Fl. Dalmat. 1: 68 1842 | — | wfo-0000844930 | |
| Aira caryophyllea var. capillaris | Fl. Franç. (Mutel) 4: 53. 1837 | wfo-0001279117 | ||
| Aira caryophyllea var. lensaei | Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 834 1894 | — | wfo-0001095683 | |
| Aira caryophyllea var. multicaulis | List Brit. Pl. 80 1908 | — | wfo-0001095685 | |
| Aira caryophyllea var. multiculmis | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2: 283 1899 | — | wfo-0001095402 | |
| Aira caryophyllea var. multiculmis | Comp. Fl. Belg. 1: 69 1828 | — | wfo-0001095687 | |
| Aira caryophyllea var. multiculmis | Fl. Gen. Belgique, Spermatoph. 1: 609 1853 | — | wfo-0001095686 | |
| Aira cespitosa var. ochroleuca | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 1(ed. 2): 18. 1850 | wfo-1200013547 | ||
| Aira chamaemespilus | Fl. Austriac. [Host] 2: 8. 1831 | wfo-0000844962 | ||
| Aira ciliaris | Linnaea 32(3): 310. 1864 [Sep 1864] | wfo-0000844967 | ||
| Aira ciliata | Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 1: 7. 1813 | wfo-0001095691 | ||
| Aira collina | Index Kew. 1(1): 67. 1893 [6 Sep 1893] | wfo-0000844969 | ||
| Aira compressa | Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 3: 356 (1818) | wfo-0000844971 | ||
| Aira elegans subsp. elegans | – | – | — | wfo-1200108383 |
| Aira elegantissima subsp. elegantissima | – | – | — | wfo-1200108577 |
| Aira flavescens | Verz. Gew. Teutschl. : 212 (1782) | wfo-1000035899 | ||
| Aira flexuosa var. umbrosa | Sched. Herb. Fl. Ross. 8: 155 1918 | — | wfo-0001095695 | |
| Aira fontqueriana | Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. : 128 (1933) | wfo-0000845024 | ||
| Aira glabra | Fl. Lusit. 1: 91. 1804 | wfo-0000845028 | ||
| Aira hybrida | Agrost. Helv. 1: 124 (1811) | wfo-0000844828 | ||
| Aira ischaemoides | 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. | wfo-0001095698 | ||
| Aira littoralis | Fl. Norica Phan. : 113 (1858) | wfo-0000845095 | ||
| Aira maderaspatana | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 221 (1854) | wfo-0000845099 | ||
| Aira micrantha | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 423 (1854) | wfo-0000845111 | ||
| Aira minute | Sp. Pl. 64 1753 | — | wfo-0001095699 | |
| Aira missurica | Syst. ii. 578. | wfo-0000845116 | ||
| Aira montana | Consp. Fl. Eur. 4: 808. 1882 [Oct 1882] | wfo-0000845119 | ||
| Aira navicularis | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3: 161 (1793) | wfo-0000845129 | ||
| Aira nivea | Fl. Austriac. [Host] 2: 8. 1831 | wfo-0000845134 | ||
| Aira nubigena | Acta Horti Gothob. 2: 208. 1926 | wfo-0000845138 | ||
| Aira paradoxa | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 223 (1854) | wfo-0000845154 | ||
| Aira pilosa | Linnaea 32(3): 310. 1864 [Sep 1864] | wfo-0000845163 | ||
| Aira polygama | Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 42 (1923) | wfo-0000845168 | ||
| Aira sediformis | Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 45 1840 | — | wfo-0000845203 | |
| Aira serotina | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 45 (1840) | wfo-0000845205 | ||
| Aira setiformis | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 45 (1840) | wfo-0000845208 | ||
| Aira speciosa | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3: 161 (1793) | wfo-0000845212 | ||
| Aira spectabilis | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 224 (1854) | wfo-0000845215 | ||
| Aira tremula | Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 42 (1923) | wfo-0000845241 |