What is "thinopyrum"

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

1. Thinopyrum bessarabicum (Savul. & Rayss) Á.Löve - Black Sea and Aegean regions
2. Thinopyrum curvifolium (Lange) D.R.Dewey - Spain
3. Thinopyrum distichum (Thunb.) Á.Löve - Cape Province; naturalized in Western Australia
4. Thinopyrum elongatum (Host) D.R.Dewey - Mediterranean, Middle East
5. Thinopyrum flaccidifolium (Boiss. & Heldr.) Moustakas - Turkey, Greece, Albania, Sicily
6. Thinopyrum gentryi (Melderis) D.R.Dewey - Turkey, Iran
7. Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R.Dewey - central + southern Europe; central + southwestern Asia; naturalized in North America
8. Thinopyrum junceiforme (Á.Löve & D.Löve) Á.Löve - northern + central Europe, Selvagens, Morocco; naturalised in Australia
9. Thinopyrum junceum (L.) Á.Löve - Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Madeira, Caucasus; naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, Oregon, California, Falkland Islands
10. Thinopyrum podperae (Nábelek) D.R.Dewey - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
11. Thinopyrum pycnanthum (Godr.) Barkworth - Europe, Turkey; naturalized in New Zealand + North America