Aristida ramosa

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Aristida ramosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aristida
Species:
A. ramosa
Binomial name
Aristida ramosa

Aristida ramosa (common name Purple wiregrass) is a species of grass (in the family Poaceae) that occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. [1] However, it is thought to have been introduced into Western Australia. [2] It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 who find it live at Port Jackson (Sydney). [3] [4] The species epithet, ramosa, is a Latin adjective meaning "branched" which describes the plant as bearing branches. [5]

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Description

A ramosa is a tufted perennial, with smooth internodes, growing from 37 to 120 cm high. The inflorescences are 8 to 27 cm long by 1.5 to 2 cm wide. It grows in Bluegrass downs ( Dichanthium spp.), Brigalow, Eremophila , Eucalyptus and Triodia communities in varied soils, and flowers and fruits all year round. [2]

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References

  1. "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Aristida ramosa". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 null (2020), "Aristida ramosa", Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra, retrieved 7 August 2021
  3. "Aristida ramosa". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805, London: R. Taylor et socii, p. 173, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3678, Wikidata   Q7247677
  5. "ramosus,-a,-um". www.plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.