| Oryza australiensis | |
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| Wild plants near Townsville | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Oryza |
| Species: | O. australiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oryza australiensis (Domin, 1915)
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| Distribution of O. australiensis | |
Oryza australiensis is a wild rice species native to monsoonal northern Australia.[2] Also known as Australian rice or Australian Wild Rice,[3][4] it is a perennial plant that uses the C3 photosynthesis pathway.[5] O. australiensis is unique among other Oryza for its resistance to abiotic stresses, particularly from heat, and having the largest genome in the genus.
- ^ Phillips, J.; Yang, L. (2017). "Oryza australiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T21346627A21413475. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia'
- ^ "Australian Rice". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Hooker, Nanette B. (2016). Grasses of Townsville. Townsville, QLD, Australia: James Cook University. ISBN 978-0-9942333-3-2.
- ^ Brian Atwell (2012). "Plant of the Week: Australian 'Native' or 'Wild' Rice". Macquarie University. Retrieved 2 February 2015.