Chrysopogon fallax S. T. Blake GRIN-Global

Taxon: Chrysopogon fallax S. T. Blake

Summary

Genus:

Chrysopogon

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Nomen number:

10504

Place of publication:

Pap. Dept. Biol. Univ. Queensland 2(3):9. 1944

Verified:

03/18/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 2 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Chrysopogon benthamianus Henrard, nom. nud.

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Reference(s)

Black, J. M. Flora of Southern Australia, ed. 2. 1943-1957
Gardner, C. Flora of Western Australia. 1952
George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
Henderson, R. J. F. 1999. In defence of Chrysopogon fallax S. T. Blake (Poaceae). Austrobaileya 5:579-581.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
National Herbarium of New South Wales. Flora of New South Wales. 1961-1984
Veldkamp, J. F. 1999. A revision of Chrysopogon Trin., including Vetiveria Bory (Poaceae) in Thailand and Malesia with notes on some other species from Africa and Australia. Austrobaileya 5:524.

Common names

English
blue-leaf grass –
golden beard grass –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10504. Accessed 19 July 2025.