What is "taeniatherum"

Taeniatherum is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family.

The only recognized species is Taeniatherum caput-medusae, called Medusahead. It is native to southern + central Europe (from Portugal to European Russia), North Africa ( Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), and Asia (from Turkey + Saudi Arabia to Pakistan + Kazakhstan).

It is also naturalized in south Australia, Chile, and parts of North America.