Tragus australianus, common names (in Australia) Burr grass, Small burrgrass, and Tickgrass, is a summer ephemeral grass (in the Poaceae family),[1] first described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1941.[2] It flowers in response to rain.[1] Its native range is mainland Australia,[3] where it is found in arid and semi-arid areas.[1][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Tragus |
| Species: | T. australianus
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References
edit- ^ a b c M.E.Nightingale, C.M.Weiller (2022). "Tragus australianus,". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ Blake, S.T. (1 June 1941), Studies on Queensland grasses, II. University of Queensland, Department of Biology, Papers 1(18): 12-16
- ^ "Tragus australianus S.T.Blake | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. "Australasian Virtual Herbarium: Tragus australianus occurrence data". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-08-31.