Rostraria cristata

Rostraria cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Rostraria
Species:
R. cristata
Binomial name
Rostraria cristata
(L.) Tzvelev
Synonyms
  • Festuca cristata L.
  • Festuca gerardii Vill.
  • Festuca phleoides Vill.
  • Koeleria gerardii (Vill.) Shinners
  • Koeleria phleoides (Vill.) Pers.
  • Lophochloa cristata (Linn.) Hyl.
  • Lophochloa phleoides (Vill.) Reichb.

Rostraria cristata, the Mediterranean hairgrass, is an annual grass species which is native to Eurasia and widely naturalised throughout central and eastern Australia.