Tetrarrhena Juncea
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''Tetrarrhena'' is a genus of
grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...
es. It includes six species native to eastern and southern
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including
Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
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Species

Six species are accepted. *'' Tetrarrhena acuminata'' *'' Tetrarrhena distichophylla'' *'' Tetrarrhena juncea'' *'' Tetrarrhena laevis'' *'' Tetrarrhena oreophila'' *'' Tetrarrhena turfosa''


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3489811 Pooideae Poaceae genera Endemic flora of Australia Taxa described in 1810 Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)