| Lachnagrostis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Agrostidinae |
| Genus: | Lachnagrostis Trin. [1] |
| Type species | |
| Lachnagrostis filiformis | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
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Lachnagrostis is a genus of African, Australian, Pacific Island, and South American plants in the grass family. [4] They are often treated as members of genus Agrostis .
Lachnagrostis contains 38 accepted species, [5] of which, the majority are found Australia and New Zealand. Australia is home to 21 species, and New Zealand is home to 12 species, 10 of which are endemics. [6] [7]