Acrachne

Acrachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cape Verde, Chad, China South-Central, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia

Observations recorded855

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 4
With media: 3
Family: Poaceae
Collections: MNHN

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae

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taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=117
topic's main category: Category:Acrachne
taxon common name: 尖稃草属
taxon name: Acrachne

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Acrachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. Species Acrachne henrardiana (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu Acrachne perrieri (A.Camus) S.M. Phillips – Madagascar Acrachne racemosa (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult) Ohwi – tropical and southern Africa, tropical Asia, northern Australia formerly included See Eragrostis Acrachne vatovae – Eragrostis vatovae

==See also== List of Poaceae genera

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