Astrebla lappacea (Lindl.) Domin GRIN-Global

Taxon: Astrebla lappacea (Lindl.) Domin

Summary

Genus:

Astrebla

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Eleusininae

Nomen number:

5926

Place of publication:

Biblioth. Bot. 20(Heft 85):372, fig. 86. 1915

Verified:

05/29/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

21 (21 active, 9 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Danthonia lappacea Lindl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Astrebla triticoides (Lindl.) F. Muell. ex Benth.
Danthonia triticoides Lindl.

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Reference(s)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993

Common names

English
common Mitchell grass –
curly Mitchell grass –
wheat Mitchell grass –
wheat-ear Mitchell 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, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993

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=5926. Accessed 20 July 2025.