Thyridolepis mitchelliana explained

Thyridolepis mitchelliana (common name mulga grass or mulga mitchell grass^[1]) is a plant in the grass family, found in all mainland states and territories of Australia, except Victoria.^[2]

It was first described in 1843 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck as Neurachne mitchelliana,^[3] but was transferred to the genus Thyridolepis in 1972 by Stanley Blake.^[4]

The species epithet, mitchelliana, honours Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.^{[3] [5]}

External links

• Thyridolepis mitchelliana occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thyridolepis mitchelliana (Nees) S.T.Blake . PlantNET . 7 June 2024.
2. Web site: Thyridolepis mitchelliana (Nees) S.T.Blake Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-07-15. Plants of the World Online. en.
3. Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. . Hooker, W.J.. 1843. Gramina Novae Hollandiae . London Journal of Botany. 2. 410.
4. 27, figs 5, 10.
5. Web site: mitchellianus,-a,-um. 2021-07-15. www.plantillustrations.org.