Australopyrum pectinatum

Australopyrum pectinatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Hordeeae
Genus: Australopyrum
Species: Australopyrum pectinatum

Name

Australopyrum pectinatum (Labill.) A.Love, Feddes Repert. 95: 443 (1984)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Agropyron brownei (Kunth) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 35 (1973)
  • Eremopyrum brownei (Kunth) P.Candargy in Arch. Biol. Vég. Pure Appl. 1: 62 (1901)
  • Festuca pectinata Labill. in Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 21 (1805)
  • Triticum brownei Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 145 (1829)
  • Triticum pectinatum (Labill.) R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 179 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Vulpia pectinata (Labill.) Nees in London J. Bot. 2: 419 (1843)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania Introduced into: New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• A.Love (1984) Feddes Repertorium. Zeitschrift für Botanische Taxonomie und Geobotanik. Berlin 95:443.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Australopyrum pectinatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Australopyrum pectinatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Australopyrum pectinatum. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Australopyrum pectinatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: comb wheat-grass

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