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Eriachne

Wanderrie grass
Eriachne aristidea habit.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eriachne
R.Br. 1810 not Phil. 1870
Type species
Eriachne squarrosa
R.Br.
Synonyms
  • Achneria P.Beauv.
  • Massia Balansa

Eriachne (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia

It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion.

Aroudn 48 species are recognised:

Several other species were formerly included (see Alloteropsis, Deschampsia, Digitaria and Pentameris).


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