Entolasia stricta

Entolasia stricta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Entolasia
Species: E. stricta
Binomial name
Entolasia stricta
(R.Br.) D.K.Hughes
Synonyms

Panicum strictum

Entolasia stricta, commonly known as wiry panic, is a species of right angled grass in the Poaceae family. It is found in eastern Australia on sandy or sandstone-based soils. The leaves are inrolled or curved inwards and somewhat rough to the touch.[1] It first appeared in scientific literature in 1810 as Panicum strictum in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist Robert Brown.[2] It was given its current name in 1923.[3]

References

  1. Robinson, L. Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney. pg. 271. ISBN 9780731812110
  2. "Panicum strictum R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. "Entolasia stricta (R.Br.) Hughes". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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