Pentapogon | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Supertribe: | Poodae |
Tribe: | Poeae |
Subtribe: | Echinopogoninae |
Genus: |
Pentapogon R.Br. |
Species: | P. quadrifidus
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Binomial name | |
Pentapogon quadrifidus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Pentapogon is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. [2] [3] The only known species is Pentapogon quadrifidus. It is native to every Australian State except Queensland, and is also naturalised on the South Island of New Zealand. [1] [4] [5] [6] (A former Pentapogon species, Pentapogon drummondii, is now placed in Calamagrostis as Calamagrostis drummondii.)