Clausospicula

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Clausospicula
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Andropogoninae
Genus: Clausospicula
Lazarides
Species:
C. extensa
Binomial name
Clausospicula extensa

Clausospicula is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Clausospicula extensa, native to Northern Territory. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Lazarides, Michael 1991. Australian Systematic Botany 4(2): 399, figures 1–10
  2. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  3. Atlas of Living Australia, Clausospicula extensa Lazarides