''Eriachne'' (common name Wanderrie grass) is a

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of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into

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, parts of

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, and

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. It is found in areas such as the

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. Around 48 species are recognised:The Plant List search for Eriachne
/ref> *'' Eriachne agrostidea'' – NT, Qld *'' Eriachne aristidea'' – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW *'' Eriachne armitii'' – NT, Qld, WA, NG *''

Eriachne avenacea ''Eriachne'' (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia. It is found in ar ...

'' – NT, WA *'' Eriachne axillaris'' – NT *'' Eriachne basalis'' – NT, Qld *'' Eriachne basedowii'' – NT *'' Eriachne benthamii'' – NT, Qld, WA, SA *'' Eriachne bleeseri'' – NT *'' Eriachne burkittii'' – NT, Qld, WA, NG *'' Eriachne capillaris'' – NT *'' Eriachne ciliata'' – NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne compacta'' – NT *'' Eriachne fastigiata'' – NT, WA *''

Eriachne festucacea ''Eriachne'' (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia. It is found in ar ...

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Eriachne filiformis ''Eriachne'' (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia. It is found in ar ...

'' – NT, Qld, WA *''

Eriachne flaccida ''Eriachne'' (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia. It is found in ar ...

'' – NT, Qld, WA, SA *''

Eriachne gardneri ''Eriachne'' (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia. It is found in ar ...

'' – WA *'' Eriachne glabrata'' – Qld, NSW *'' Eriachne glandulosa'' – NT, WA *'' Eriachne glauca'' – NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne helmsii'' – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW *'' Eriachne humilis'' – NT, Qld, NG *'' Eriachne imbricata'' – WA *'' Eriachne insularis'' – Qld *'' Eriachne lanata'' – WA *'' Eriachne major'' – NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne melicacea'' – NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne minuta'' – NT *'' Eriachne mucronata'' – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW *'' Eriachne nervosa'' – NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne nodosa'' – NT, WA *'' Eriachne obtusa'' – NT, Qld, WA, NG *'' Eriachne ovata'' – NT, Qld, WA, SA *'' Eriachne pallescens'' –

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, Guangxi,

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, Nansei Shoto, NG, NT, Qld, NSW,

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*'' Eriachne pauciflora'' – NT, WA *'' Eriachne pulchella'' – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW *'' Eriachne rara'' – Qld, NSW *'' Eriachne schultziana'' – NT *'' Eriachne scleranthoides'' – NT, Qld, SA *'' Eriachne semiciliata'' – NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne squarrosa'' – NT, Qld, WA, NG, Maluku *'' Eriachne stipacea'' – NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne sulcata'' – NT, WA *'' Eriachne tenuiculmis'' – WA *'' Eriachne triodioides'' – NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne triseta'' –

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, Sri Lanka,

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, NG, NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne vesiculosa'' – NT, Qld Several other species were formerly included (see '' Alloteropsis'', ''

Deschampsia ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.

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Digitaria ''Digitaria'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to tropical and warm temperate regions but can occur in tropical, subtropical, and cooler temperate regions as well. Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio. They are ...

'' and '' Pentameris''). *''Eriachne ampla'' – '' Pentameris ampla'' *''Eriachne assimilis'' – '' Pentameris ecklonii'' *''Eriachne aurea'' – '' Pentameris aurea'' *''Eriachne capensis'' – '' Pentameris malouinensis'' *''Eriachne ecklonii'' – '' Pentameris ecklonii'' *''Eriachne malouinensis'' – '' Pentameris malouinensis'' *''Eriachne melicacea'' var. ''fragrans'' – '' Alloteropsis cimicina'' *''Eriachne microphylla'' – '' Pentameris microphylla'' *''Eriachne montana'' – ''

Deschampsia flexuosa ''Deschampsia flexuosa'', commonly known as wavy hair-grass, is a species of bunchgrass in the grass family widely distributed in Eurasia, Africa, South America, and North America. Description Wavy hair-grass, ''Deschampsia flexuosa'', has wiry ...

'' *''Eriachne pallida'' – '' Pentameris ampla'' *''Eriachne rigida'' – ''

Digitaria californica ''Digitaria californica'' is a species of grass known by the common name Arizona cottontop. It is native to the Americas, where it can be found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America.Pentameris malouinensis'' *''Eriachne tuberculata'' Nees 1841 not Domin 1912 – '' Pentameris setifolia''

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