Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


ventenata
Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieu

Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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Ventenata dubia
Infestation
John M. Randall
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Ventenata dubia
Plant(s)
Ryan Magera
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Ventenata dubia
Plant(s)
Morgan Etnyre
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Ventenata dubia
Feature(s)
Ryan Magera




Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Ventenata

Other System Links

Plants: VEDU
Bayer: VETDU
GRIN: 316857
ITIS: 42259
NPDN Pest: PCAEKBA


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
North Africa grass, ventenata, wiregrass, hairgrass


References

Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.