Anisopogon is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4] The only known species is Anisopogon avenaceus, native to Victoria and New South Wales.[1] It is known commonly as oat speargrass.[5][6][7] It is a perennial grass growing up to 1.5 metres tall,[7] bearing spikelets up to 6 centimetres long.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Tribe: | Duthieeae |
| Genus: | Anisopogon R.Br. |
| Species: | A. avenaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisopogon avenaceus | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1841. Florae Africae Australioris Illustrationes Monographicae 265-266 in Latin
- ^ Brown, Robert 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum page 176 in Latin
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Anisopogon avenaceus R.Br., Oat Spear Grass
- ^ a b Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. (2008). "Anisopogon". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ a b Anisopogon. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.