Biology: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 (common name Purple wiregrass) is a species of grass (in the family Poaceae) that occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland.[1] However, it is thought to have been introduced into Western Australia.[2] It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 who find it live at Port Jackson (Sydney).[3][4] The species epithet, ramosa, is a Latin adjective meaning "branched" which describes the plant as bearing branches.[5]
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.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Aristida ramosa". https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Aristida~ramosa.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 null (2020), "Aristida ramosa", Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra, https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Aristida%20ramosa, retrieved 7 August 2021
- ↑ "Aristida ramosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/101261.
- ↑ , pp. 173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36315412, Wikidata Q7247677
- ↑ "ramosus,-a,-um". http://www.plantillustrations.org/epithet.php?id_epithet=203164.
Wikidata ☰ Q15506091 entry
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