Beach fescue | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: |
Austrofestuca (Tsvel.) E.B.Alekseev |
Binomial name | |
Austrofestuca littoralis (Labill.) E.B. Alexeev |
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Synonyms | |
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Austrofestuca, called beach fescue, is a genus of Australian and New Zealand plants in the grass family. The only accepted species is Austrofestuca littoralis, native to seacoast regions in Australia (all states except Queensland) and New Zealand (North I, South I, and Chatham Is).
The genus used to include: see Hookerochloa