Wangenheimia is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family.

[4] It can grow up to 60 cm (24 in) tall, with long green leaves that have shades of silver when young.

[5] The genus is named after the Prussian botanist Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim (1749–1800).

[9] It is native to Spain and Portugal (in Europe) and Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia (in North Africa).

[1][10][11] It is found in grasslands,[12] at altitudes of 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level.