Aira latifolia Hook. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 243 (1840) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Poaceae genus Vahlodea species Vahlodea atropurpurea Name Homonyms Aira latifolia Hook. Aira latifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Steud.