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Species profile—Sporobolus mitchellii (rat's tail couch)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Poaceae (grass) → Sporobolus mitchellii (rat's tail couch)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Poaceae (grass)
Scientific name
Sporobolus mitchellii (Trin.) C.E.Hubb. ex S.T.Blake
Common name
rat's tail couch
WildNet taxon ID
11348
Alternate name(s)
rats tail grass
river couch
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=11348.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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