Biology:Eragrostis eriopoda
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Poaceae
| Eragrostis eriopoda | |
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| Mulga | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Eragrostis |
| Species: | E. eriopoda
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| Binomial name | |
| Eragrostis eriopoda Benth.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eragrostis eriopoda, the woollybutt grass, is a species of love grass in the family Poaceae, native to most of Australia.[1] It is a major grass species of the mulga savanna.[2] In the same genus as teff, its seeds are edible, but very small.[3]
Flowers
Crowns
Threshing seeds
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eragrostis eriopoda Benth." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/401063-1.
- ↑ Chivers, Ian (2015). Native Grasses Make New Products: A Review of Current and Past Uses and Assessment of Potential. ISBN 978-1-74254-802-9. "woolybutt grass"
- ↑ Mildwaters, John; Clarkson, Chris (2020). "An experimental assessment of the grinding characteristics of some native seeds used by Aboriginal Australians". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 30: 102127. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102127.
Wikidata ☰ Q15512803 entry
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