Aristida warburgii is a species of grass (in the family Poaceae) that is native to New South Wales and Queensland.[1] It was first described by Carl Christian Mez in 1921 from a specimen collected near Maryborough, Queensland.[2][3] The species epithet, warburgii, honours Otto Warburg.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Aristida |
| Species: | A. warburgii
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Description edit
A warburgii is a tufted perennial, growing from 30 to 90 cm high. The internodes are smooth. The iInflorescences are from 11 to 15 cm long and 2–7 cm wide, and carry spikelets from the base. It flowers and fruits all year round, growing on sandy soils in both Eucalyptus and Melaleuca communities.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Aristida warburgii". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Aristida warburgii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Mez, C.C. (1921), Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, vol. 17, p. 149
- ^ null (2020), "Aristida warburgii", Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra, retrieved 6 August 2021