Tragus australianus
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| Tragus australianus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Tragus |
| Species: | T. australianus |
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| Tragus australianus | |
Tragus australianus, common names (in Australia) Burr grass, Small burrgrass, and Tickgrass, is a summer ephemeral grass (in the Poaceae family),[1] first described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1941.[2] It flowers in response to rain.[1] Its native range is mainland Australia,[3] where it is found in arid and semi-arid areas.[1][4]