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Nardus

Nardus is a genus of plants belonging to the grass family, containing the single species Nardus stricta, known as matgrass. It is placed in its own tribe Nardeae within the subfamily Pooideae. The name derives from ancient Greek nardos (νάρδος) from the earlier Akkadian lardu. It is not to be confused with spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi.

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EurasiaIcelandAzoresMongoliaNorth Africa
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CulmsFiliformInvoluteLigulesSpikelets
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GenusGrass familyPooideaeSpikenardNardostachys jatamansi
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Nardus

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples24
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
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related to Distribution and ecology · 12
Nardus → Algeria, Azores, Canada, Eurasia, Greenland, Iceland, It, Mongolia, Morocco, North Africa, North America, United States
related to External links · 11
Nardus → Carl Linnaeus, Data, GBIF, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, GRIN, Original, Resources Information Network, Species Plantarum, Wikimedia CommonsUSDA Plants DatabaseGermplasm, Wikispecies Media, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
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Nardus → genus of plants belonging to the grass family

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stricta species genus bubani family tribe subfamily plants single glabriculmis sakalo description pooideae νάρδος spikenard mountains tough plant long 02

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Nardusis agenus of plants belonging to the grass family0.90text
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyEurasia0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyIceland0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyAzores0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyMongolia0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyNorth Africa0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyAlgeria0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyMorocco0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyNorth America0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyGreenland0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyCanada0.60section
Nardusrelated to Distribution and ecologyUnited States0.60section

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