Oplismenus aemulus

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Oplismenus aemulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oplismenus
Species: O. aemulus
Binomial name
Oplismenus aemulus

Oplismenus aemulus (commonly known as Australian Basket Grass, Basket Grass, Wavy Beard Grass) is a species of perennial plant from Poaceae family that can be found in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. It is 0.3 metres (1 ft 0 in)[1] high and have leaves which are 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long and 4–18 millimetres (0.16–0.71 in) wide. It also has some hairs which have 10-15 nerves on either side. The plant is whitish on the lower surface and is very narrow near midrib.[2]

References

  1. "Oplismenus aemulus—Basket Grass, Australian Basket Grass, Wavy Beard Grass—POACEAE". Flora of The Great Lakes. Retrieved May 14, 2013. 
  2. "Oplismenus aemulus (POACEAE) Basket Grass". Save Our Waterways Now. Retrieved May 14, 2013. 


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