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Uranthoecium

Uranthoecium is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Uranthoecium truncatum, native to Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Western Australia. A common name is flat-stem grass.

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Flat-stem grass
Uranthoecium truncatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Cenchrinae
Genus: Uranthoecium
(Maiden & Betche) Stapf
Species:
U. truncatum
Binomial name
Uranthoecium truncatum
(Maiden & Betche) Stapf
Synonyms1
  • Rottboellia truncata Maiden & Betche

Uranthoecium is a genus of plants in the grass family.234 The only known species is Uranthoecium truncatum, native to Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Western Australia.15 A common name is flat-stem grass.6

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