Cylindrical hard-grass, jointed goatgrass.

Distribution for species. Middle East: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey; Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan; Europe: Austria (adventive), Belgium (adventive), Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic (adventive), France (adventive), Germany (adventive), Greece/Aegean, Hungary, Italy (adventive), Macedonia, the Netherlands (adventive), Slovakia (adventive), Slovenia (adventive), Spain (adventive), Sweden (adventive), Switzerland (adventive), United Kingdom (adventive), Yugoslavia; Africa: Algeria; United States (adventive)