Nardus
Encyclopedia
Nardus is a European botanical genus belonging to the family
Poaceae
(grasses). The genus formerly included more species, but the only currently accepted member is Nardus stricta
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The name derives from the Greek Nardos (ναρδοσ), the name for this plant. It is not to be confused with Spikenard, Nardostachys grandiflora.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
(grasses). The genus formerly included more species, but the only currently accepted member is Nardus stricta
Nardus stricta
Nardus stricta is a densely tufted, tough, wiry perennial plant species belonging to the family Poaceae , and found throughout much of the world. It exists on heath, moorland, hills, mountains; on sandy to peaty soils...
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The name derives from the Greek Nardos (ναρδοσ), the name for this plant. It is not to be confused with Spikenard, Nardostachys grandiflora.
Species formerly within the genus
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Nardus stricta Nardus stricta is a densely tufted, tough, wiry perennial plant species belonging to the family Poaceae , and found throughout much of the world. It exists on heath, moorland, hills, mountains; on sandy to peaty soils... |
- This list of species from PPP-Index Online
Genus classification
| System | Classification | Reference |
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| Linnaeus | Class Triandria Triandria Triandria is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thessaloniki, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located east of Thessaloniki's city centre at... , order Monogynia |
Species plantarum (1753) |