Tragus australianus, common names (in Australia) Burr grass, Small burrgrass, and Tickgrass, is a summer ephemeral grass (in the Poaceae family), first described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1941.Blake, S.T. (1 June 1941), Studies on Queensland grasses, II. University of Queensland, Department of Biology, Papers 1(18): 12-16 It flowers in response to rain. Its native range is mainland Australia, where it is found in arid and semi-arid areas.
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