''Eriachne'', commonly known as Wanderrie grass, is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of plants in the

grass family Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...

. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into

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, parts of Asia, and

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. It is found in areas such as the

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. Around 48 species are recognised:The Plant List search for Eriachne
/ref> *'' Eriachne agrostidea'' – NT, Qld *'' Eriachne aristidea'' – NT, Qld, WA, SA,

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*'' 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'' –

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, Nansei Shoto, New Guinea, NT, Qld, NSW,

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*'' 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,

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, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, NT, Qld, WA *'' Eriachne vesiculosa'' – NT, Qld

Former species

Several other species were formerly included (see '' Alloteropsis'', '' Deschampsia'', ''

Digitaria ''Digitaria'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to tropical and warm temperate regions but can occur in tropical, subtropical, and cooler temperate regions as well. Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio. They ar ...

'' and ''

Pentameris ''Pentameris'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean. A significant number of species are endemic to South Africa.Linder, Hans Peter, et al. 2 ...

''). *''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 ''Digitaria californica'' is a species of grass known by the common name Arizona cottontop. It is native to the Americas, where it can be found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America.Pentameris malouinensis'' *''Eriachne tuberculata'' Nees 1841 not Domin 1912 – '' Pentameris setifolia''

References

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