Thyridolepis mitchelliana
Species of plant
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Thyridolepis mitchelliana (common name mulga grass[2] or mulga mitchell grass[3]) is a plant in the grass family, found in all mainland states and territories of Australia, except Victoria.[1]
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| Thyridolepis mitchelliana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Thyridolepis |
| Species: | T. mitchelliana |
| Binomial name | |
| Thyridolepis mitchelliana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Neurachne mitchelliana Nees | |
It was first described in 1843 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck as Neurachne mitchelliana,[4][5] but was transferred to the genus Thyridolepis in 1972 by Stanley Blake.[4][6]
The species epithet, mitchelliana, honours Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.[5][7]