Poales of Australia

Cymbopogon, also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, oily heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some species (particularly Cymbopogon citratus) are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of lemons (Citrus limon). The name Cymbopogon derives from the Greek words (, 'boat') and (, 'beard') "which mean [that] in most species, the hairy spikelets project from boat-shaped spathes." Lemongrass and its oil are be

The Ecdeiocoleaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of two genera and three species. The botanical name has rarely been recognized by taxonomists.

thumb|Hopkinsia anoectocolea

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Astrebla is a small genus of xerophytic (adapted to survive in an environment with little liquid water) grasses found only in Australia. They are the dominant grass across much of the continent. They are commonly known as Mitchell grass after Scottish explorer Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855), who first collected a specimen near Bourke in New South Wales.

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Chionochloa is a genus of tussock grass in the family Poaceae, found primarily in New Zealand with one known species in New Guinea and another on Lord Howe Island (part of Australia). Some of the species are referred to as snowgrass or snow tussock.

thumb|Coelachne minuta Bor Coelachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.

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Echinopogon is a genus of grasses native to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and New Zealand. They are known commonly as hedgehog grasses.

Elytrophorus is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.

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Plinthanthesis is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.

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Alexfloydia is a genus of perennial stoloniferous grasses in the panic grass subfamily of the Poaceae grass family.

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Archer's sedge

Iseilema, commonly known in Australia as Flinders grass, is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family.

Alexgeorgea is a genus of three plant species found in Western Australia belonging to the family Restionaceae named in honour of the botanist Alex George in 1976. The flowers of the female and large nut-like fruit are completely underground except for the stigmas, which extend out of the ground as 3 purple or red threads.

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Lepidobolus is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1846. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.

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Amphibromus is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. Most are known as swamp wallaby grass. Most are endemic to Australia. One can also be found in New Zealand and there are two species in South America.

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Calyptochloa is a genus of grass (family Poaceae). It includes three species, which are endemic to Queensland, Australia.

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Calorophus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1806. The entire genus is endemic to Australia, found in the States of Victoria and Tasmania.

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Zygochloa is a genus of desert plants in the grass family known only from Australia. The only known species is Zygochloa paradoxa, commonly known as sandhill canegrass. It occurs in extremely arid areas such as the Simpson Desert.

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