''Dichelachne'' is a

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of Australian,

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plants in the grass family. They are known commonly as plumegrasses.''Dichelachne''.
New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.

Species

The genus includes the following species:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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/ref> * '' Dichelachne crinita'' - longhair plumegrass, clovenfoot plumegrass - Australia (incl Norfolk I),

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(incl Chatham Is + Kermadec Is) * ''

Dichelachne hirtella ''Dichelachne'' is a genus of Australian, Indonesian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. They are known commonly as plumegrasses.New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

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* '' Dichelachne inaequiglumis'' - Australia,

* '' Dichelachne lautumia'' - South I of

* '' Dichelachne micrantha'' - shorthair plumegrass - Australia (incl Norfolk I),

( North I + Kermadec Is),

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, Easter I * '' Dichelachne parva'' -

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* '' Dichelachne rara'' - Australia,

, Lesser Sunda Is * '' Dichelachne robusta'' -

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Dichelachne sieberiana ''Dichelachne'' is a genus of Australian, Indonesian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. They are known commonly as plumegrasses.Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

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Formerly included: See '' Anemanthele,

Austrostipa ''Austrostipa'' is a primarily Australian genus of plants in the grass family, commonly called speargrass. The genus includes species formerly included in the genus ''Stipa.'' All known species are native to Australia, most of them found nowher ...

Calamagrostis ''Calamagrostis'' (reed grass or smallweed) is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, with about 260 species that occur mainly in temperate regions of the globe. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of ''Calamagrostis'' general ...

Lachnagrostis ''Lachnagrostis'' is a genus of African, Australian, Pacific Island, and South American plants in the grass family. They are often treated as members of genus ''Agrostis''. ; SpeciesRúgolo de Agrasar, Z. & A. M. Molina. 2002. El género ''Lachn ...

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Oryzopsis ''Oryzopsis'' is a genus of Chinese and North American plants in the grass family. Species from this genus are commonly called ricegrass.Calamagrostis brachyathera'' * ''Dichelachne drummondiana -

Lachnagrostis drummondiana ''Lachnagrostis'' is a genus of African, Australian, Pacific Island, and South American plants in the grass family. They are often treated as members of genus '' Agrostis''. ; SpeciesRúgolo de Agrasar, Z. & A. M. Molina. 2002. El género ''La ...

'' * ''Dichelachne procera'' Steud. - '' Anemanthele lessoniana'' * ''Dichelachne procera'' Trin. & Rupr. - '' Oryzopsis lessoniana'' * ''Dichelachne rigida - Anemanthele lessoniana'' * ''Dichelachne setacea - Austrostipa setacea'' * ''Dichelachne stipoides - Austrostipa stipoides''

References

Pooideae Poaceae genera {{Pooideae-stub