Aristida contorta

Bunched kerosene grass
Aristida contorta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aristida
Species:
A. contorta
Binomial name
Aristida contorta


Aristida contorta, commonly known as bunched kerosene grass,[1][2] kerosene grass, bunched windgrass, silvergrass, mulga grass, sand speargrass,[3] and medicine grass,[4] is a species of grass in the family Poaceae that is native in Australia. The Walmajarri name for this species is Ngirrirli.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference FloraBase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aristida contorta F.Muell. Bunched Kerosene Grass". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Aristida contorta". Factsheet. Lucid. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 105. Wikidata Q106088428.