- Hainardia
Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Hainardia"
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Poaceae
subfamilia =Pooideae
genus = "Hainardia"
genus_authority = Greuter
species = "H. cylindrica"
binomial = "Hainardia cylindrica"
binomial_authority = (Willd.) Greuter
synonyms = "Lepturus cylindricus"
"Monerma cylindrica"
"Rottboellia cylindrica""Hainardia" is a monotypic genus of grasses containing the single species "Hainardia cylindrica", which is known by several common names, including barbgrass, hardgrass, and thintail. This grass is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found along coastlines in many parts of the temperate world. It is an annual grass of
salt marsh es and estuaries, thriving in saline and alkaline soils in aquatic habitats. It has a branching stem reaching a maximum height near half a meter. The thready leaves are ribbed and rough to the touch on the upper surfaces. The top few centimeters of the stem is made up of a cylindricalinflorescence with each spikelet embedded into it and dividing it into segments which can break off.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9040,9041 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HACY USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Hainardia_cylindrica&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Hainardia+cylindrica Photo gallery]
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