Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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GENERA OF MONOCOTS: Click below to view a brief illustrated description of any Tasmanian monocot genus. Some old names for genera are given in parentheses.

Acianthus

(Acion)

(Agropyron)

Agapanthus

Agrostis

Aira

Alisma

Allium

Aloe

Alopecurus

Alstroemeria

Amaryllis

Amelichloa

Ammophila

Amphibolis

Amphibromus

Anigozanthos

Anthoxanthum

(Anzybas)

Aphelia

Apodasmia

Aponogeton

(Arachnorchis)

Aristida

Arrhenatherum

(Arthrochilus)

Arthropodium

Asparagus

Asphodelus

Astelia

Australopyrum

Austrodanthonia

Austrofestuca

Austrostipa

Avellinia

Avena

Baloskion

Baumea

Blandfordia

Bolboschoenus

Bothriochloa

Brachypodium

Briza

Bromus

Bulbine

(Bunochilus)

Burchardia

Burnettia

Caesia

Caladenia

Caleana

Calochilus

(Calonema)

(Calonemorchis)

Calorophus

Campynema

Carex

Carpha

Catapodium

Caustis

Centrolepis

Chamaescilla

Chasmanthe

Chiloglottis

Chordifex

Chorizandra

Cladium

Cordyline

Cortaderia

(Corunastylis

Corybas

(Corysanthes)

(Crangonorchis)

Crocosmia

Cryptostylis

Cynodon

Cynosurus

Cyperus

Cyrtostylis

Dactylis

Damasonium

Danthonia

(Dendrobium)

Deschampsia

Deyeuxia

Dianella

Dichelachne

(Dichopogon)

Digitaria

Diplarrena

(Diplopodium)

Dipodium

Disa

Distichlis

Diuris

Dockrillia

Drymophila

Dryopoa

Echinochloa

Echinopogon

Egeria

Ehrharta

Eleocharis

Elodea

Eleusine

Elymus

Elytrigia

Empodisma

Eragrostis

Eriochilus

(Eryanthera)

Eurychorda

Festuca

Ficinia

Freesia

Gahnia

Gaimardia

Gastridium

Gastrodia

Gaudinia

(Genoplesium)

Gladiolus

Glossodia

Glyceria

Gymnoschoenus

Haemodorum

Hainardia

Halophila

Hemarthria

Herpolirion

Hesperantha

Heterozostera

(Hewardia)

Hierochloe

Holcus

(Homeria)

Hordeum

(Hydatella)

Hydrorchis

(Hymenochilus)

Hypolaena

Hypoxis

Imperata

Ipheion

Iris

Isachne

Isolepis

Isophysis

Ixia

(Jonesiopsis)

Juncus

Kniphofia

Lachnagrostis

Lagarosiphon

Lagurus

Laxmannia

Lemna

Lepidosperma

Lepilaena

Leptocarpus

Leptoceras

Lepyrodia

Leucojum

Leymus

Libertia

(Linguella)

Lolium

Lomandra

Lophopyrum

Luzula

(Lyperanthus)

(Microlaena)

Microtidium

Microtis

Milligania

Moraea

Muscari

Narcissus

Nardus

Nassella

(Nemcianthus)

Nothoscordum

Notodanthonia

(Oligochaetochilus)

Oreobolus

Ornithogalum

Orthoceras

Panicum

Paracaleana

Parapholis

Paspalum

Patersonia

Pennisetum

Pentapogon

(Petalochilus)

Phalaris

Pheladenia

Phleum

Phormium

Phragmites

(Plumatochilus)

Piptatherum

Poa

Polypogon

Posidonia

Potamogeton

Prasophyllum

Pterostylis

Puccinellia

Pyrorchis

(Restio)

Romulea

Rostraria

Ruppia

Rytidosperma

Sarcochilus

Saxipoa

(Schizostylis)

Schoenoplectus

Schoenus

Scilla

(Scirpus)

Sclerochloa

Secale

Setaria

(Simpliglottis)

Sisyrinchium

Sowerbaea

Sparaxis

Spartina

(Speculantha)

 

(Spiculaea)

Spinifex

Spiranthes

Sporadanthus

Sporobolus

(Stegostyla)

Stenotaphrum

(Stipa)

Stuckenia

(Sullivania)

(Taurantha)

Tetraria

Thelionema

Thelymitra

Themeda

Thinopyrum

Thismia

Thynninorchis

Thysanotus

Townsonia

Tradescantia

Tricoryne

Tricostularia

Triglochin

Trisetum

Trithuria

Triticum

Tritonia

Vulpia

Tritonia

Typha

Uncinia

(Urochilus)

Vallisneria

Watsonia

Winifredia

Wolffia

Wurmbea

Vulpia

(xAgropogon)

Xanthorrhoea

Xyris

Zantedeschia

Zostera

Zoysia

 

 
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