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Tickgrass

Tragus australianus

Family Poaceae

Endangered — VIC: Endangered

About

Tragus australianus, common names Burr grass, Small burrgrass, and Tickgrass, is a summer ephemeral grass, first described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1941. It flowers in response to rain. Its native range is mainland Australia, where it is found in arid and semi-arid areas.

How to spot it

Real occurrence confirmed near Point Nepean National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2006) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.

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