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Redleg Grass

Bothriochloa macra

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 33, February 52, March 52, April 59, May 33, June 23, July 5, August 6, September 1, October 11, November 23, December 16.
Australia314
New South Wales140
Victoria112
Australian Capital Territory36
South Australia20
New Zealand17
Auckland Region13
Queensland5
United States4
Hawaii4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
Familygrasses · Poaceae
GenusBluestems · Bothriochloa

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Remember the name next time.

Practise Redleg Grass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.