Dichelachne is a genus of Australian, Indonesian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. They are known commonly as plumegrasses.Dichelachne. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.Grassbase - The World Online Grass FloraVeldkamp, J.F. 1974. A taxonomic revision of Dichelachne Endl. (Gramineae) with some new combination in Stipa L. and Oryzopsis. Blumea 22(1): 5–12.
Species The genus includes the following species:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for Dichelachne
Dichelachne crinita - longhair plumegrass, clovenfoot plumegrass - Australia (incl Norfolk I), New Guinea, New Zealand (incl Chatham Is + Kermadec Is) Dichelachne hirtella - New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia Dichelachne inaequiglumis - Australia, New Zealand Dichelachne lautumia - South I of New Zealand Dichelachne micrantha - shorthair plumegrass - Australia (incl Norfolk I), New Guinea, New Zealand (North I + Kermadec Is), Rapa Iti, Easter I Dichelachne parva - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania Dichelachne rara - Australia, New Guinea, Lesser Sunda Is Dichelachne robusta - New South Wales, Victoria Dichelachne sieberiana - Sieber's plumegrass - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania
Formerly included:
See Anemanthele, Austrostipa, Calamagrostis, Lachnagrostis, and Oryzopsis.
Dichelachne brachyathera - Calamagrostis brachyathera Dichelachne drummondiana - Lachnagrostis drummondiana Dichelachne procera Steud. - Anemanthele lessoniana Dichelachne procera Trin. & Rupr. - Oryzopsis lessoniana Dichelachne rigida - Anemanthele lessoniana Dichelachne setacea - Austrostipa setacea Dichelachne stipoides - Austrostipa stipoides
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