Eriachne

Wanderrie grass
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.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Achneria P.Beauv.
  • Massia Balansa

Eriachne (common name Wanderrie grass)[3] 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[4][5][6][7][8]

It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion.[9][10]

Aroudn 48 species are recognised:[2][11]

Several other species were formerly included (see Alloteropsis, Deschampsia, Digitaria and Pentameris).[2]

  • Eriachne amplaPentameris ampla
  • Eriachne assimilisPentameris ecklonii
  • Eriachne aureaPentameris aurea
  • Eriachne capensisPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne eckloniiPentameris ecklonii
  • Eriachne malouinensisPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne melicacea var. fragransAlloteropsis cimicina
  • Eriachne microphyllaPentameris microphylla
  • Eriachne montanaDeschampsia flexuosa
  • Eriachne pallidaPentameris ampla
  • Eriachne rigidaDigitaria californica
  • Eriachne steudeliiPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne tuberculata Nees 1841 not Domin 1912Pentameris setifolia

References

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