Sandhill canegrass | |
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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 |
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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.