''Chamaeraphis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of Australian plants in the grass family. The only recognized species is ''Chamaeraphis hordeacea,'' found in

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 ...

and

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...

.Atlas of Living Australia, ''Chamaeraphis hordeacea'' R.Br.
/ref> ;formerly included Dozens of other names have been coined at the specific and varietal levels, considered at the time as members of ''Chamaeraphis'' but now regarded as better suited to other genera, including '' Chrysopogon

Echinochloa ''Echinochloa'' is a very widespread genus of plants in the grass family and tribe Paniceae. Some of the species are known by the common names barnyard grass or cockspur grass. Some of the species within this genus are millets that are grown ...

Ixophorus

Panicum ''Panicum'' (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growi ...

Paratheria Pennisetum Pseudoraphis

Setaria ''Setaria'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''seta'', meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets. The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many t ...

Setariopsis''

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Panicoideae Monotypic Poaceae genera Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) {{Panicoideae-stub

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