Castellia

Castellia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Poodae
Tribe:	Poeae
Subtribe:	Loliinae
Genus:	Castellia; Tineo
Species:	C. tuberculosa
Binomial name
	Castellia tuberculosa; (Moris) Bor
Synonyms
	Catapodium sect. Castellia (Tineo) Batt. & Trab.; Catapodium subg. Castellia (Tineo) Trab.; Desmazeria sect. Castellia (Tineo) Bonnet & Barratte; Festuca sect. Castellia (Tineo) F. Herm.; Catapodium tuberculosum Moris; Castellia tuberculata Tineo; Festuca tuberculosa (Moris) Coss. & Durieu; Desmazeria tuberculosa (Moris) Batt. & Trab. 1884; Nardurus tuberculosus (Moris) Hayek; Micropyrum tuberculosum (Moris) Pilg.; Festuca muricata Durieu ex Parl.; Lolium elegans Steud.;

Castellia is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Castellia tuberculosa, native to southern Europe (Spain, Sardinia, Greece), northern and northeastern Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan), and southwestern Asia (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Persian Gulf Sheikdoms, Iran, Pakistan, Punjab State of India).

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