Thyridolepis mitchelliana (common name mulga grass[2] or mulga mitchell grass[3]) is a plant in the grass family, found in all mainland states and territories of Australia, except Victoria.[1]
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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: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Thyridolepis |
| Species: | T. mitchelliana
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Neurachne mitchelliana Nees | |
It was first described in 1843 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck as Neurachne mitchelliana,[4][5] but was transferred to the genus Thyridolepis in 1972 by Stanley Blake.[4][6]
The species epithet, mitchelliana, honours Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.[5][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Thyridolepis mitchelliana (Nees) S.T.Blake | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Thyridolepis mitchelliana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Thyridolepis mitchelliana (Nees) S.T.Blake". PlantNET. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Thyridolepis mitchelliana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1843). Hooker, W.J. (ed.). "Gramina Novae Hollandiae". London Journal of Botany. 2: 410.
- ^ S T Blake (1972). "Neurachne and its Allies (Gramineae)". Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium. 13: 27, figs 5, 10. ISSN 2202-0802. JSTOR 41781984. Wikidata Q94391599.
- ^ "mitchellianus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.