Rostraria cristata

Rostraria cristata, the Mediterranean hairgrass,[1] is an annual grass species which is native to Eurasia and widely naturalised throughout central and eastern Australia.[2][3]

Rostraria cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Rostraria
Species:
R. cristata
Binomial name
Rostraria cristata
(L.) Tzvelev
Synonyms
  • Festuca cristata L.
  • Festuca gerardii Vill.
  • Festuca phleoides Vill.
  • Koeleria gerardii (Vill.) Shinners
  • Koeleria phleoides (Vill.) Pers.
  • Lophochloa cristata (Linn.) Hyl.
  • Lophochloa phleoides (Vill.) Reichb.

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rostraria cristata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. "Rostraria cristata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  3. "Rostraria cristata". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved 2008-06-15.


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