Simplicia (plant)

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Simplicia
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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: Cinninae
Genus: Simplicia
Kirk
Type species
Simplicia laxa

Simplicia is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]

Species [4] [5]

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