Oxychloris

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Oxychloris
Oxychloris scarioisa.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Oxychloris
Lazarides
Species:
O. scariosa
Binomial name
Oxychloris scariosa
(F.Muell.) Lazarides
Synonyms [1]
  • Chloris scariosaF.Muell.

Oxychloris is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family . [2] [3] The only known species is Oxychloris scariosa. [1] [4] [5] [6]

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