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Zygochloa paradoxa

Sandhill canegrass
Zygochloa paradoxa habit 2.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Zygochloa
S.T.Blake
Species: Z. paradoxa
Binomial name
Zygochloa paradoxa
(R.Br.) S.T.Blake
Synonyms
  • Neurachne paradoxa R.Br.
  • Panicum pseudoneurachne F.Muell.
  • Spinifex paradoxus (R.Br.) Benth.

Zygochloa is a genus of desert plants in the grass family known only from Australia. The only known species is Zygochloa paradoxa, commonly known as sandhill canegrass. It occurs in extremely arid areas such as the Simpson Desert.



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