Echinopogon
| Hedgehog grasses | |
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| Echinopogon caespitosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: |
Echinopogon P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
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Agrostis ovata (syn of Echinopogon ovatus) G.Forst. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Hystericina Steud. |
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Hystericina Steud.
Echinopogon is a genus of grasses native to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and New Zealand. They are known commonly as hedgehog grasses.
They are perennial grasses with bristly panicles.
see Calamagrostis
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