| Echinaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Sesleriinae |
| Genus: | Echinaria Desf. [1799],nom. cons.,non Fabric. 1759 (syn. ofCenchrus) |
| Species: | E. capitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinaria capitata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Echinaria is agenus ofEurasian andNorth African plants in thegrass family.[2][3][4] The only known species isEchinaria capitata, native to theMediterranean Region as well as theSouthwest andCentral Asia (fromPortugal andMorocco toKazakhstan).[1][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]