''Triraphis'' is a

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n, Australian, and

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ian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Triraphis mollis ''Triraphis'' is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus. ; Species * '' Triraphis andropogonoides'' (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana ...

'' R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas * '' Triraphis pumilio'' R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen * '' Triraphis purpurea'' Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana * '' Triraphis ramosissima'' Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa * '' Triraphis schinzii'' Hack., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia ; formerly included see ''

Cortaderia ''Cortaderia'' is a genus of South American and Central American plants in the Poaceae grass family. Etymology The common name pampas grass, though strictly referring to ''C. selloana'', is frequently applied to all species in the genus (and so ...

Crinipes ''Crinipes'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae−grass family native to central Africa. Species Species of ''Crinipes'' include: * '' Crinipes abyssinicus'' (Hochst. ex A. Braun) Hochst. — endemic to Ethiopia * '' Crinipes longifolius'' C. ...

Eriachne ''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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Chloridoideae Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub