Ventenata
Ventenata dubia [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Poodae
Tribe:	Poeae
Subtribe:	Ventenatinae
Genus:	Ventenata Koeler
Type species
Ventenata avenacea (syn of V. dubia) [1] Koeler
Synonyms [1]
Gaudinopsis (Boiss.) Eig Heteranthus Borkh., rejected name Heterochaeta Besser not DC. 1836 ( Asteraceae) Malya Opiz Pilgerochloa Eig

Ventenata is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, North Africa, and central + southwest Asia. ^{[3] [4]} One species, Ventenata dubia, is considered an invasive weed in many places. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Species ^[1]

• Ventenata blanchei Boiss. - Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel
• Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu - central Europe, Mediterranean, Ukraine, southern European Russia, Caucasus, Turkey, Kazakhstan; naturalized in parts of North America ^[9]
• Ventenata eigiana (H.Scholz & Raus) Dogan - Turkey
• Ventenata huber-morathii (Dogan) D.Heller - Turkey
• Ventenata macra (Steven) Balansa ex Boiss. - Greece, Crimea, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus, Cyprus
• Ventenata quercetorum Boiss. & Bal. - Turkey
• Ventenata sorgerae (Dogan) D.Heller - Turkey
• Ventenata subenervis Boiss. & Balansa - Turkey, islands of Eastern Aegean

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