Eriachne, commonly known as Wanderrie grass,Atlas of Living Australia, Eriachne R.Br., Wanderrie Grass is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia.Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 183-184 in LatinGrassbase – The World Online Grass FloraFlorabase Western Australian FloraEck-Borsboom, M. H. J. van. 1980. A revision of Eriachne R.Br. (Gramineae) in Asia and Malesia. Blumea, volume 26, pages 127-138Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 561 鹧鸪草属 zhe gu cao shu Eriachne R. Brown, Prodr. 183. 1810.
It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion.Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
Around 48 species are recognised:The Plant List search for Eriachne
Eriachne agrostidea – NT, Qld Eriachne aristidea – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW Eriachne armitii – NT, Qld, WA, New Guinea Eriachne avenacea – NT, WA Eriachne axillaris – NT Eriachne basalis – NT, Qld Eriachne basedowii – NT Eriachne benthamii – NT, Qld, WA, SA Eriachne bleeseri – NT Eriachne burkittii – NT, Qld, WA, New Guinea Eriachne capillaris – NT Eriachne ciliata – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne compacta – NT Eriachne fastigiata – NT, WA Eriachne festucacea – NT, WA Eriachne filiformis – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne flaccida – NT, Qld, WA, SA Eriachne gardneri – WA Eriachne glabrata – Qld, NSW Eriachne glandulosa – NT, WA Eriachne glauca – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne helmsii – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW Eriachne humilis – NT, Qld, New Guinea Eriachne imbricata – WA Eriachne insularis – Qld Eriachne lanata – WA Eriachne major – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne melicacea – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne minuta – NT Eriachne mucronata – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW Eriachne nervosa – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne nodosa – NT, WA Eriachne obtusa – NT, Qld, WA, New Guinea Eriachne ovata – NT, Qld, WA, SA Eriachne pallescens – Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Nansei Shoto, New Guinea, NT, Qld, NSW, Caroline Islands Eriachne pauciflora – NT, WA Eriachne pulchella – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW Eriachne rara – Qld, NSW Eriachne schultziana – NT Eriachne scleranthoides – NT, Qld, SA Eriachne semiciliata – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne squarrosa – NT, Qld, WA, New Guinea, Maluku Eriachne stipacea – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne sulcata – NT, WA Eriachne tenuiculmis – WA Eriachne triodioides – NT, Qld, WA Eriachne triseta – India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, NT, Qld, WA Eriachne vesiculosa – NT, Qld
Former species Several other species were formerly included (see Alloteropsis, Deschampsia, Digitaria and Pentameris).
Eriachne ampla – Pentameris ampla Eriachne assimilis – Pentameris ecklonii Eriachne aurea – Pentameris aurea Eriachne capensis – Pentameris malouinensis Eriachne ecklonii – Pentameris ecklonii Eriachne malouinensis – Pentameris malouinensis Eriachne melicacea var. fragrans – Alloteropsis cimicina Eriachne microphylla – Pentameris microphylla Eriachne montana – Deschampsia flexuosa Eriachne pallida – Pentameris ampla Eriachne rigida – Digitaria californica Eriachne steudelii – Pentameris malouinensis Eriachne tuberculata Nees 1841 not Domin 1912 – Pentameris setifolia
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