Australopyrum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea.[2][3][4]
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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: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Triticodae |
| Tribe: | Triticeae |
| Genus: | Australopyrum (Tzvelev) Á.Löve |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus Australopyrum is closely related to Agropyron, and some authors consider it part of that genus.[5][6]
- Species[7]
- Australopyrum calcis Connor & Edgar - New Zealand South Island
- Australopyrum pectinatum (Labill.) Á.Löve - Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania; naturalised in New Zealand
- Australopyrum retrofractum (Vickery) Á.Löve - New South Wales, Tasmania; naturalised in New Zealand North Island
- Australopyrum uncinatum Veldkamp - New Guinea
- Australopyrum velutinum (Nees) B.K.Simon - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
- formerly included[7]
see Stenostachys
- Australopyrum enysii - Stenostachys enysii
References edit
- ^ Tropicos, Australopyrum (Tzvelev) Á. Löve
- ^ Löve, Áskell 1984. Feddes Repertorium 95(7–8): 442
- ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Atlas of Living Australia, Australopyrum (Tzvelev) A.Love". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ^ Tzvelev, Nikolai Nikolaievich 1973. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshchikh Rastenii 10: 35
- ^ The Plant List search for Australopyrum
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families