Bothriochloa macra (Steud.) S.T.Blake is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Bothriochloa macra (Steud.) S.T.Blake

Bothriochloa macra (Steud.) S.T.Blake

Bothriochloa macra is a perennial grass native to eastern Australia and New Zealand, naturalised in Tasmania and Norfolk Island.

Family
Genus
Bothriochloa
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Bothriochloa macra (Steud.) S.T.Blake

Bothriochloa macra, whose scientific name is (Steud.) S.T.Blake, has several common names: red-leg grass, red grass, redleg, and pitted beard grass. It is a perennial grass species native to eastern Australia and New Zealand, and it has become naturalised in Tasmania and Norfolk Island.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Bothriochloa

More from Poaceae

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

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