| Tragus australianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Tragus |
| Species: | T. australianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tragus australianus S.T.Blake | |
Tragus australianus, common names (in Australia) Burr grass, Small burrgrass, and Tickgrass, is a summer ephemeral grass (in the Poaceae family), first described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1941. It flowers in response to rain. Its native range is mainland Australia, where it is found in arid and semi-arid areas.
References
- ^ 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.
- Blake, S.T. (1 June 1941), Studies on Queensland grasses, II. University of Queensland, Department of Biology, Papers 1(18): 12-16
- "Tragus australianus S.T.Blake | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. "Australasian Virtual Herbarium: Tragus australianus occurrence data". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-08-31.