''Anisopogon'' is a genus of
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n plants in the
grass family
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
.
The only known species is ''Anisopogon avenaceus'', native to
Victoria and
New South Wales.
[ It is known commonly as oat speargrass.Atlas of Living Australia, ''Anisopogon avenaceus'' R.Br., Oat Spear Grass]
/ref>[''Anisopogon''.]
New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. It is a perennial grass growing up to 1.5 metres tall,[ bearing spikelets up to 6 centimetres long.][
]
See also
* List of Poaceae genera
References
Pooideae
Endemic flora of Australia
Monotypic Poaceae genera
{{Pooideae-stub