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Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu
North Africa grass
Symbol: VEDU
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
VEDU Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu
 

AVDU

Avena dubia Leers
 

VEAV

Ventenata avenacea Koel.
More Information
About North Africa grass

Link to plant Classification report for Ventenata dubia

Plant source and reference for Ventenata dubia

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State Distributional Map for VEDU
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Plant Distribution by State

Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu

VEDU

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Related Taxa:
Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Ventenata

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Classification:
Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Ventenata Koel. – North Africa grass
                               Species Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu – North Africa grass

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Invasive Information:
Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu
        ventenata
        North Africa grass
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42259.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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