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Eriachne melicacea (Eriachne melicacea)

Description

Eriachne melicacea is a grass species described by Ferdinand von Mueller . Eriachne melicacea is part of the genus Eriachne and the family grass . Eriachne (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia. It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion. Melica is a genus of perennial grasses known generally as melic or melic grass. They are found in most temperate regions of the world. They are clumping grasses with long, erect stems bearing spikelets of papery grass flowers. Some species of melic have corms and are sometimes called oniongrass.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Eriachne