What is "aeluropus"

Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions.

1. Aeluropus badghyzii Tzvelev - Turkmenistan
2. Aeluropus laciniatus Khodash. - Iran
3. Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara, and Asia from Mauritania + Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands
4. Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China
5. Aeluropus macrostachyus Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
6. Aeluropus pilosus (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiang

see Dactylis Odyssea

• Aeluropus arabicus - Odyssea mucronata
• Aeluropus mucronatus - Odyssea mucronata
• Aeluropus pungens (Vahl) Boiss 1884 not K.Koch 1848 - Odyssea mucronata
• Aeluropus smithii - Dactylis smithii