Anthosachne kingiana
| Anthosachne kingiana | |
|---|---|
Declining (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Anthosachne |
| Species: | A. kingiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthosachne kingiana (Endl.) Govaerts
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Anthosachne kingiana, tūtae kurī (Māori), blue grass (Australian), or Phillip Island wheat grass (Australian), is a flowering plant in the family Poaceae (the grass family), from the tribe Triticeae. There are two identified subspecies:
- A. kingiana subsp. kingiana - a subspecies indigenous to Phillip Island, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.
- A. kingiana subsp. multiflora - a subspecies indigenous to Aotearoa/New Zealand and Eastern Australia.