Biology:Zoysia macrantha
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Short description: Species of plant
| Prickly couch | |
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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: | Zoysia |
| Species: | Z. macrantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Zoysia macrantha Desv.
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Zoysia macrantha, the prickly couch, is a type of grass.
It is a creeping perennial plant found near the coastal dunes and inland salt marsh habitats in South Eastern Australia . Two subspecies are recognized, Zoysia macrantha subsp. macrantha and Zoysia macrantha subsp. walshii. The specific epithet macrantha is derived from Greek, meaning large flower.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Zoysia macrantha". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2903824.
- ↑ "Zoysia macrantha". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Zoysia~macrantha.
- ↑ "Zoysia macrantha". Flora of Victoria. https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/392ce975-81e4-499d-b374-fad00eac56ee.
- ↑ Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN:978-0-7318-1211-0 page 409
Wikidata ☰ Q15516802 entry
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