Tragus australianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Tragus
Species:
T. australianus
Binomial name
Tragus australianus

Tragus australianus, common names (in Australia) Burr grass, Small burrgrass, and Tickgrass, is a summer ephemeral grass (in the Poaceae family),[1] first described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1941.[2] It flowers in response to rain.[1] Its native range is mainland Australia,[3] where it is found in arid and semi-arid areas.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 M.E.Nightingale, C.M.Weiller (2022). "Tragus australianus,". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  2. โ†‘ Blake, S.T. (1 June 1941), Studies on Queensland grasses, II. University of Queensland, Department of Biology, Papers 1(18): 12-16
  3. โ†‘ "Tragus australianus S.T.Blake | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. โ†‘ Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. "Australasian Virtual Herbarium: Tragus australianus occurrence data". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
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