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Lamarckia
Sign in to saveLamarckia is a genus of plants in the grass family native to the Old World Dry Belt, on the Mediterranean Region, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and South Asia. It has a single species, Lamarckia aurea, known colloquially as the '''golden dog's-tail or goldentop grass'''.
Species
Genus
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassUlvophyceae
- OrderBryopsidales
- FamilyCodiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 54
- With media
- 26
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- US, NY, RSA, SBBG, ASU, TEX
- Recorded in
- United States, Morocco, Mexico, Canary Islands (Spain), Palestinian Territory, Israel, Spain
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dactylidinae
- Image
- Lamarckia aurea (USDA).jpg
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- genus
- taxon common name
- 金颈草属
- Commons category
- Lamarckia
- taxon name
- Lamarckia
- topic's main category
- Category:Lamarckia
- different from
- Lamarckia aurea
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Lamarckia is a genus of plants in the grass family native to the Old World Dry Belt, on the Mediterranean Region, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and South Asia. It has a single species, Lamarckia aurea, known colloquially as the '''golden dog's-tail or goldentop grass'.
==Description== It is an annual plant, typically 30-45 centimetres in height, with clusters of golden flowers in a panicle 5–8 cm long and 2–2.5 cm broad.
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