Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• Basionym: Festuca barbata L.
• (=) Schismus calycinus (Loefl.) K. Koch

Common names:

• Arabian grass  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• Araby grass  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• camel grass  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• common Mediterranean grass  (Source: F NAmer) - English
• kelch grass  (Source: BSBI) - English
• Mediterranean grass  (Source: F Utah ed2) - English

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: forage; forage
• Weed:

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

• MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]
• NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
• SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia (s.), South Africa [Cape Province, Free State]

Asia-Temperate

• ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
• WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt, [Sinai] Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria
• CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan
• MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan (s.)

Asia-Tropical

• INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.w.), Pakistan

Europe

• SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (s.), Spain


Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere, incl. s.w. United States)

References:

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2. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
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4. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
5. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
6. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
7. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: mentions
8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
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11. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=70689. Accessed 6 July 2024.