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Accepted Name | Source |
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Poaceae |
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According to:CHAH (2009), Australian Plant Census | |
Published in:Barnhart, J.H. (1895), Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 22 |
Synonym | Source |
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Gramineae homotypic nom. altern., nom. cons. |
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Published in:Jussieu, A.L. de (1789), Genera Plantarum | |
Poaceae synonym |
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Common Name | Source |
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Grasses Australia |
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Name | Source |
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Poaceae inferred accepted | |
Created from Amphibromus whitei ALA_DR652_1737 for inferred placement Scientific name reallocated to Poaceae Barnhart by taxonomy builder |
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Poaceae accepted nom. cons. |
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Identifier | Source |
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ALA_DR652_1737_1 Taxon current | |
https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/648595 Taxon Concept current |
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https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51352071 Taxon current |
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https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/54563 Scientific Name current |
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http://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51352071 Taxon unknown |
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Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Charophyta
- class
- Equisetopsida
- subclass
- Magnoliidae
- superorder
- Lilianae
- order
- Poales
- family
- Poaceae
- subfamily
- Aristidoideae
- subfamily
- Arundinoideae
- subfamily
- Bambusoideae
- subfamily
- Chloridoideae ex
- subfamily
- Danthonioideae
- subfamily
- Ehrhartoideae
- subfamily
- Eragrostoideae
- subfamily
- Micrairoideae
- subfamily
- Pappophoroideae
- subfamily
- Pharoideae ( )
- subfamily
- Pooideae
- tribe
- Amphipogoneae
- tribe
- Aristideae
- tribe
- Arundineae
- tribe
- Aveneae
- tribe
- Bambuseae
- tribe
- Brachypodieae
- tribe
- Bromeae
- tribe
- Cynodoneae
- tribe
- Cynodonteae
- tribe
- Danthonieae
- tribe
- Ehrharteae
- tribe
- Eriachneae ( )
- tribe
- Meliceae ex
- tribe
- Micraireae
- tribe
- Nardeae
- tribe
- Oryzeae
- tribe
- Pappophoreae
- tribe
- Phareae
- tribe
- Poeae
- tribe
- Stipaceae
- tribe
- Stipeae
- tribe
- Triodieae ( )
- tribe
- Triticeae
- subtribe
- Eriachninae
- subtribe
- Triodiineae
- genus
- Achnatherum
- genus
- Achneria
- genus
- Acrachne ex
- genus
- Acroceras
- genus
- Actinocladum ex
- genus
- Aegilops
- genus
- Aegopogon ex
- genus
- Aff. Eulalia
- genus
- Agropyron
- genus
- Agropyron
- genus
- Agrostis
- genus
- Aira
- genus
- Airopsis
- genus
- Alexfloydia
- genus
- Alloteropsis
- genus
- Alopecurus
- genus
- Amblytes
- genus
- Amelichloa
- genus
- Ammophila
- genus
- Ampelodesmos
- genus
- Amphibromus
- genus
- Amphipogon
- genus
- Anastrophus
- genus
- Ancistrachne
- genus
- Androphogon
- genus
- Andropogon
- genus
- Anemanthele
- genus
- Anisantha
- genus
- Anisopogon
- genus
- Anthosachne
- genus
- Anthoxanthum
- genus
- Apera
- genus
- Apluda
- genus
- Apocopis
- genus
- Arctagrostis
- genus
- Aristida
- genus
- Arrhenatherum
- genus
- Arthragrostis
- genus
- Arthraxon
- genus
- Arundarbor
- genus
- Arundinaria
- genus
- Arundinella
- genus
- Arundo
- genus
- Astrebla ex
- genus
- Atheropogon
- genus
- Australopyrum ( )
- genus
- Austrochloris
- genus
- Austroderia
- genus
- Austrostipa
- genus
- Avellinia
- genus
- Avena
- genus
- Avenella
- genus
- Axonopus
- genus
- Bambusa
- genus
- Batratherum
- genus
- Beckmannia
- genus
- Botelua
- genus
- Bothriochloa
- genus
- Bouteloua
- genus
- Brachiaria
- genus
- Brachyachne ( )
- genus
- Brachypodium
- genus
- Briza
- genus
- Bromus
- genus
- Bucetum
- genus
- Buchloe
- genus
- Calamagrostis
- genus
- Calamovilfa
- genus
- Calyptochloa
- genus
- Capillipedium
- genus
- Catabrosa
- genus
- Catapodium
- genus
- Cenchrus
- genus
- Centosteca
- genus
- Centotheca
- genus
- Ceratochloa
- genus
- Chaetochloa
- genus
- Chaetotropis
- genus
- Chamaeraphis
- genus
- Chamagrostis
- genus
- Chascolytrum
- genus
- Chasmanthium
- genus
- Chimonobambusa
- genus
- Chionachne
- genus
- Chionochloa
- genus
- Chloris
- genus
- Chrysopogon
- genus
- Cinna
- genus
- Clausospicula
- genus
- Cleistochloa
- genus
- Coelachne
- genus
- Coelorachis
- genus
- Coix
- genus
- Connorochloa
- genus
- Cornucopiae
- genus
- Cortaderia
- genus
- Corynephorus
- genus
- Cymbopogon
- genus
- Cynodon
- genus
- Cynosurus
- genus
- Cyperochloa
- genus
- Cyrtococcum
- genus
- Dactylis
- genus
- Dactyloctenium
- genus
- Dactylon
- genus
- Dallwatsonia
- genus
- Danthonia
- genus
- Demazeria
- genus
- Dendrocalamus
- genus
- Deschampsia
- genus
- Desmazeria
- genus
- Desmostachya ( )
- genus
- Deyeuxia ex
- genus
- Dichanthelium
- genus
- Dichanthium
- genus
- Dichelachne
- genus
- Didymochaeta
- genus
- Digastrium ( )
- genus
- Digitaria
- genus
- Dimeria
- genus
- Dimorphochloa
- genus
- Dinebra
- genus
- Diplachne
- genus
- Disakisperma
- genus
- Distichlis
- genus
- Dryopoa
- genus
- Echinochloa
- genus
- Echinopogon
- genus
- Ectrosia
- genus
- Ectrosiopsis ( ) ex
- genus
- Ehrharta
- genus
- Eleusine
- genus
- Elionurus ex
- genus
- Elymus
- genus
- Elyonurus
- genus
- Elytrigia
- genus
- Elytrophorus
- genus
- Enneapogon ex
- genus
- Enodium
- genus
- Enteropogon
- genus
- Entolasia
- genus
- Eragrostiella
- genus
- Eragrostis
- genus
- Eremochloa
- genus
- Eriachne
- genus
- Eriochloa
- genus
- Euchlaena
- genus
- Eulalia
- genus
- Eustachys
- genus
- Festuca
- genus
- Festucella
- genus
- Fibichia
- genus
- Garnotia
- genus
- Gastridium
- genus
- Gaudinia
- genus
- Geochloa
- genus
- Germainia
- genus
- Gigantochloa
- genus
- Glyceria
- genus
- Gymnithrix
- genus
- Gymnopogon
- genus
- Gymnothrix
- genus
- Gymnotrix
- genus
- Gynerium
- genus
- Hackelochloa
- genus
- Hainardia
- genus
- Helictotrichon
- genus
- Helopus
- genus
- Hemarthria
- genus
- Heterachne
- genus
- Heteropogon
- genus
- Hierochloa
- genus
- Hierochloe
- genus
- Hierochola
- genus
- Himalayacalamus
- genus
- Holcolemma
- genus
- Holcus
- genus
- Hologamium
- genus
- Homopholis
- genus
- Hookerochloa
- genus
- Hordeum
- genus
- Hydrochloa
- genus
- Hygrochloa
- genus
- Hymenachne
- genus
- Hyparrhenia
- genus
- Hystrix
- genus
- Ichnanthus
- genus
- Imperata
- genus
- Isachne
- genus
- Ischaemum
- genus
- Iseilema
- genus
- Jarava
- genus
- Knappia
- genus
- Koeleria
- genus
- Lachnagrostis
- genus
- Lagurus
- genus
- Lamarckia
- genus
- Lasiochloa
- genus
- Lasiolytrum
- genus
- Leersia
- genus
- Leptaspis
- genus
- Leptatherum
- genus
- Leptochloa
- genus
- Leptoloma
- genus
- Lepturopetium
- genus
- Lepturus
- genus
- Leymus
- genus
- Lolium
- genus
- Lophatherum
- genus
- Lophopogon
- genus
- Lophopyrum
- genus
- Ludolfia
- genus
- Manisurus
- genus
- Megalachne
- genus
- Megastachya
- genus
- Megathyrsus ( )
- genus
- Melica
- genus
- Melinis
- genus
- Meoschium
- genus
- Mibora
- genus
- Micraira
- genus
- Microchloa
- genus
- Microlaena
- genus
- Microstegium
- genus
- Milium
- genus
- Miscanthus
- genus
- Mnesithea
- genus
- Molineriella
- genus
- Molinia
- genus
- Monachather
- genus
- Monachne
- genus
- Moorochloa
- genus
- Muchlenbergia
- genus
- Muehlenbergia
- genus
- Muhlenbergia
- genus
- Mullerochloa
- genus
- Nardus
- genus
- Nassella ( )
- genus
- Neololeba
- genus
- Neurachne
- genus
- Nothodanthonnia
- genus
- Notochloe
- genus
- Notodanthonia
- genus
- Oloptum
- genus
- Ophiuros
- genus
- Oplismenus
- genus
- Ortachne
- genus
- Orthopogon
- genus
- Oryza
- genus
- Oryzopsis
- genus
- Ottochloa
- genus
- Oxychloris
- genus
- Panicularia
- genus
- Panicum
- genus
- Pappophorum
- genus
- Paractaenum
- genus
- Paraneurachne
- genus
- Parapholis
- genus
- Paspalidium
- genus
- Paspalum
- genus
- Paspalus
- genus
- Pennisetum
- genus
- Pentameris
- genus
- Pentapogon
- genus
- Pentaschistis
- genus
- Perotis
- genus
- Phalaris
- genus
- Pharus
- genus
- Pheidochloa
- genus
- Phippsia ( )
- genus
- Phleum
- genus
- Pholiurus
- genus
- Phragmites
- genus
- Phyllostachys
- genus
- Piptatherum
- genus
- Piptochaetium
- genus
- Pleioblastus
- genus
- Pleuroplitis
- genus
- Plinthanthesis
- genus
- Poa
- genus
- Podosaemum
- genus
- Podosemum
- genus
- Pogonantherum
- genus
- Pogonatherum
- genus
- Polypogon
- genus
- Polytoca
- genus
- Polytocha
- genus
- Polytrias
- genus
- Potamophila
- genus
- Psamma
- genus
- Psammagrostis
- genus
- Pseudochaetochloa
- genus
- Pseudopogonatherum
- genus
- Pseudoraphis
- genus
- Pseudosasa
- genus
- Pseudoxytenanthera
- genus
- Psilurus
- genus
- Puccinellia
- genus
- Pyrranthera
- genus
- Raddia
- genus
- Raphis
- genus
- Rhaphis
- genus
- Rhynchelytrum
- genus
- Rostraria
- genus
- Rottboellia
- genus
- Rytidosperma
- genus
- Saccharum
- genus
- Sacciolepis
- genus
- Sarga
- genus
- Sasa
- genus
- Sasaella
- genus
- Saxipoa
- genus
- Schedonorus
- genus
- Schismus
- genus
- Schizachyrium
- genus
- Schmidtia ex
- genus
- Sclerachne
- genus
- Sclerochloa
- genus
- Scrotochloa
- genus
- Secale
- genus
- Sehima
- genus
- Semiarundinaria
- genus
- Serrafalcus
- genus
- Sesleria
- genus
- Sessleria
- genus
- Setaria
- genus
- Sieglingia
- genus
- Simplicia
- genus
- Sinarundinaria
- genus
- Sinocalamus
- genus
- Sorghastrum
- genus
- Sorghum
- genus
- Sorgum
- genus
- Spartina
- genus
- Spartochloa
- genus
- Spathia
- genus
- Sphenopholis
- genus
- Sphenopus
- genus
- Spinifex
- genus
- Spodiopogon
- genus
- Sporobolus
- genus
- Stegosia
- genus
- Steinchisma
- genus
- Stenostachys
- genus
- Stenotaphrum
- genus
- Stipa
- genus
- Streptachne
- genus
- Sylvipoa
- genus
- Syntherisma
- genus
- Taeniatherum
- genus
- Tetrarrhena
- genus
- Thamnocalamus
- genus
- Thaumastochloa
- genus
- Thedachloa
- genus
- Thelepogon ex
- genus
- Themeda
- genus
- Thinopyrum
- genus
- Thuarea
- genus
- Thyridolepis
- genus
- Thyrsostachys
- genus
- Thysanolaena
- genus
- Toresia
- genus
- Trachynia
- genus
- Trachypogon
- genus
- Tragus
- genus
- Tribolium
- genus
- Trichloris
- genus
- Triodia
- genus
- Tripogonella
- genus
- Tripsacum
- genus
- Triraphis
- genus
- Trirhaphis
- genus
- Trisetaria
- genus
- Trisetum
- genus
- Triticum
- genus
- Uniola
- genus
- Urachne
- genus
- Urachne
- genus
- Uralapis
- genus
- Uralepis
- genus
- Uralepsis
- genus
- Uranthoecium
- genus
- Urochloa
- genus
- Ventenata
- genus
- Vulpia
- genus
- Walwhalleya
- genus
- Whiteochloa
- genus
- Xerochloa
- genus
- Xystidium
- genus
- Yakirra
- genus
- Zea
- genus
- Zeia
- genus
- Zerna
- genus
- Zizania
- genus
- Zotovia
- genus
- Zoysia
- genus
- Zuloagaea
- genus
- Zygochloa
- genus
- x Cynochloris
- genus
- x Festulolium
- genus
- ×Agropogon
- genus
- ×Festulolium
- genus
- ×Schedolium
- section botany
- Manisuris sect. Ophiuros
- section botany
- Manisuris sect. Stegosia ( )
- species
- Agrostis canina
- species
- Agrostis distans
- species
- Agrostis distichophylla
- species
- Agrostis gelida
- species
- Agrostis lachnantha
- species
- Agrostis sp. C
- species
- Agrostis sp. D
- species
- Aira obtusata
- species
- Andropogon nardus
- species
- Apera arundinacea
- species
- Apera spica-venti ( )
- species
- Avena pratensis
- species
- Avena pubescens
- species
- Bouteloua gracilis
- species
- Bouteloua oligostachya ( ) ex
- species
- Brachypodium pinnatum ( )
- species
- Bromus supernovus
- species
- Cenchrus x advena ( )
- species
- Cyrtococcum deltoideum ( )
- species
- Deschampsia flexuosa ( )
- species
- Echinochloa muricata ( )
- species
- Ehrharta diplax
- species
- Ehrharta multinoda
- species
- Eleusine mucronata
- species
- Eriochloa nubica ( ) ex
- species
- Glyceria spicata
- species
- Gymnopogon digitatus
- species
- Hyparrhenia variabilis
- species
- Lolium persicum
- species
- Melica uniflora
- species
- Mibora minima ( )
- species
- Milium effusum
- species
- Oryza nivara
- species
- Panicum albertense
- species
- Paspalum heteranthum
- species
- Phalaris intermedia ex
- species
- Phalaris x daviesii
- species
- Phragmites vulgaris
- species
- Phyllostachys pubescens ex
- species
- Planichloa sp. Salvator Rosa (M.Cox 183)
- species
- Poa alpina
- species
- Poa arachnifera
- species
- Poa caespitosa
- species
- Poa chinensis
- species
- Poa imbecilla
- species
- Poa nemoralis
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- Pollinia imberbis ex
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- Polypogon fugax ex
- species
- Polypogon imitans
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- Sorghum aterrimum
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- Spodiopogon angustifolius
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- Stipa appendiculata
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- Stipa dielsii
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- Stipa striata
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- Tripsacum dactyloides ( )
- species
- Trisetum subspicatum
- species
- Vilfa scabra
- species
- x Festulolium x loliaceum ( )
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