Ancistrachne uncinulata (R.Br.) S.T.Blake is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Ancistrachne uncinulata (R.Br.) S.T.Blake

Ancistrachne uncinulata (R.Br.) S.T.Blake

Ancistrachne uncinulata, or hooked-hairy panic grass, is a Poaceae grass native to eastern Australia with conflicting accepted naming.

Family
Genus
Ancistrachne
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Ancistrachne uncinulata (R.Br.) S.T.Blake

Ancistrachne uncinulata, commonly known as the hooked-hairy panic grass, is a member of the grass family Poaceae. It was first published as Panicum uncinulatum by Robert Brown in 1810, before being moved to the genus Ancistrachne by Stanley Blake in 1941. Australian taxonomic authorities accept the name Ancistrachne uncinulata, while Kew's Plants of the World Online accepts the name Cleistochloa uncinulata. This species is native to the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.

Photo: (c) Martin Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martin Bennett · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Ancistrachne

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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