Biology:Echinopogon

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Echinopogon
Echinopogon caespitosus.jpg
Echinopogon caespitosus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Echinopogoninae
Genus: Echinopogon
P.Beauv.
Type species
Agrostis ovata
(syn. of Echinopogon ovatus)
G.Forst.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Hystericina Steud.

Echinopogon is a genus of grasses native to Australia , New Guinea, Indonesia, and New Zealand.[1][3] They are known commonly as hedgehog grasses.[4]

They are perennial grasses with bristly panicles.[5]

Species[2]
  • Echinopogon caespitosus - bushy hedgehog grass, tufted hedgehog grass - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria
  • Echinopogon cheelii - longflower hedgehog grass - New South Wales, Victoria
  • Echinopogon intermedius - erect hedgehog grass - Queensland, New South Wales
  • Echinopogon mckiei - New South Wales
  • Echinopogon nutans - Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea
  • Echinopogon ovatus - forest hedgehog grass - New Guinea, Australia (all 6 states plus Norfolk Island), Lesser Sunda Islands, New Zealand (North + South + Chatham Islands)
  • Echinopogon phleoides - Northern Tablelands of New South Wales
formerly included[2]

see Calamagrostis

  • Echinopogon gunnianus - Calamagrostis gunniana

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2792317 entry