Gaudinia is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family. The genus name is a tribute to Swiss botanist Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin (1766-1833). Species 1. \n* Gaudinia coarctata - Azores 2. \n* Gaudinia fragilis - Mediterranean + nearby regions from Portugal + Morocco to Turkey 3. \n* Gaudinia hispanica - Spain 4. \n* Gaudinia maroccana - Moroccoformerly included see Helictochloa Ventenata \n* Gaudinia biebersteinii - Ventenata macra \n* Gaudinia fragilis - Ventenata macra \n* Gaudinia planiculmis - Helictochloa planiculmis \n* Gaudinia tenuis - Ventenata dubia