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Weeping Grasses

Microlaena

Also called Rice Grasses

Weeping Grasses
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)

About

Microlaena is a genus of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to areas from Java through Australia to New Zealand. The genus was established by Robert Brown in 1810.

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Weeping Grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microlaena by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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