| Aristida ramosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Aristida |
| Species: | A. ramosa |
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| Aristida ramosa R.Br. | |
Aristida ramosa (common name Purple wiregrass) is a species of grass (in the family Poaceae) that occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. However, it is thought to have been introduced into Western Australia. It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 who find it live at Port Jackson (Sydney). The species epithet, ramosa, is a Latin adjective meaning "branched" which describes the plant as bearing branches.
Description
A ramosa is a tufted perennial, with smooth internodes, growing from 37 to 120 cm high. The inflorescences are 8 to 27 cm long by 1.5 to 2 cm wide. It grows in Bluegrass downs (Dichanthium spp.), Brigalow, Eremophila, Eucalyptus and Triodia communities in varied soils, and flowers and fruits all year round.
See also
References
- "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Aristida ramosa". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ null (2020), "Aristida ramosa", Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra, retrieved 7 August 2021
- "Aristida ramosa". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805, London: R. Taylor et socii, p. 173, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3678, Wikidata Q7247677
- "ramosus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.