Pentapogon is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3] The only known species is Pentapogon quadrifidus. It is native to every Australian State except Queensland, and is also naturalised on the South Island of New Zealand.[1][4][5][6] (A former Pentapogon species, Pentapogon drummondii, is now placed in Calamagrostis as Calamagrostis drummondii.)
| Pentapogon | |
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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: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Echinopogoninae |
| Genus: | Pentapogon R.Br. |
| Species: | P. quadrifidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentapogon quadrifidus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References edit
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Brown, Robert 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 173 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Pentapogon R. Br.
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Pentapogon
- ^ Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- ^ Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand , ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington
External links edit
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Data related to Pentapogon at Wikispecies
