ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Aira caryophyllea

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aira
Species: Aira caryophyllea
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Aira caryophyllea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Agrostis caryophyllea(L.) Salisb.
Aira aggregataTimeroy ex Bor.
Aira aggregata var. sabulosaMabille
Aira armoricanaF.Albers
Aira bachitiHochst. ex Chiov.
Aira bachitiiHochst. ex C.E.Hubb.
Aira baeticaTrin.
Aira canescensHost
Aira caryophyllea f. pallescensNeuman
Aira caryophyllea subsp. anceps(Ces., Pass. & Gibelli) Arcang.
Aira caryophyllea subsp. armoricana(F.Albers) Kerguélen
Aira caryophyllea subsp. caryophyllea
Aira caryophyllea subsp. multiculmis(Dumort.) Bonnier & Layens
Aira caryophyllea subsp. multiculmis(Dumort.) Bonnier & Layens
Aira caryophyllea subsp. plesiantha(Jord. ex Boreau) K.Richt.
Aira caryophyllea subsp. reverchonii(Murb.) Maire
Aira caryophyllea var. aggregata(Timeroy ex Bor.) Syme
Aira caryophyllea var. aggregata(Timeroy ex Bor) Asch. & Graebn.
Aira caryophyllea var. biaristata(Emb. & Maire) Maire
Aira caryophyllea var. caryophyllea
Aira caryophyllea var. curta(Jord.) Rouy ex Douin
Aira caryophyllea var. divergensN.H.F.Desp.
Aira caryophyllea var. expansaK.Koch
Aira caryophyllea var. hostii(Steud.) Rouy
Aira caryophyllea var. latigluma(Steud.) C.E.Hubb.
Aira caryophyllea var. magnaP.Monts.
Aira caryophyllea var. maiorGaudin
Aira caryophyllea var. majorDucommun
Aira caryophyllea var. majorBrongn.
Aira caryophyllea var. minimaTinant
Aira caryophyllea var. minorBrongn.
Aira caryophyllea var. multiculmis(Dumort.) Dumort.
Aira caryophyllea var. patulipes(Jord. ex A.Boreau) Syme
Aira caryophyllea var. reverchonii(Murb.) Maire
Aira caryophyllea var. saxatilisTrin.
Aira caryophyllea var. suzanaPodp.
Aira curtaJord. ex Boreau
Aira duriusculaPoir.
Aira edouardiiReut. ex Jouve
Aira fiorianaSennen
Aira hostiiSteud.
Aira latiglumaSteud.
Aira leersiiKunth
Aira lensiiRchb.
Aira lenzeiLoisel. ex Godr.
Aira mucronulataSennen
Aira multicaulisKunth
Aira multiculmisDumort.
Aira multiculmis var. aggregata(Timeroy ex Bor) Rouy ex de Lesd.
Aira multiculmis var. expansaMartrin-Donos

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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