Aristida warburgii

Aristida warburgii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Aristida
Species:	A. warburgii
Binomial name
Aristida warburgii Mez

Aristida warburgii is a species of grass (in the family Poaceae) that is native to New South Wales and Queensland.^[1] It was first described by Carl Christian Mez in 1921 from a specimen collected near Maryborough, Queensland.^[2][3] The species epithet, warburgii, honours Otto Warburg.^[3]

Description

A warburgii is a tufted perennial, growing from 30 to 90 cm high. The internodes are smooth. The iInflorescences are from 11 to 15 cm long and 2–7 cm wide, and carry spikelets from the base. It flowers and fruits all year round, growing on sandy soils in both Eucalyptus and Melaleuca communities.^[4]

See also

• List of Aristida species

References

1. "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Aristida warburgii". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. "Aristida warburgii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
3. Mez, C.C. (1921), Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, vol. 17, p. 149
4. null (2020), "Aristida warburgii", Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra, retrieved 6 August 2021