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Gaudinia
Genus of plants
Gaudinia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin (1766-1833).
- Species
- Gaudinia coarctata - Azores
- Gaudinia fragilis - Mediterranean + nearby regions from Portugal + Morocco to Turkey
- Gaudinia hispanica - Spain
- Gaudinia maroccana - Morocco
- formerly included
- Gaudinia biebersteinii - Ventenata macra
- Gaudinia fragilis - Ventenata macra
- Gaudinia planiculmis - Helictochloa planiculmis
- Gaudinia tenuis - Ventenata dubia
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- Gaudinia fragilis - Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg - DSC07884.JPG by Daderot, Public domain
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