Paractaenum novae-hollandiae

Paractaenum novae-hollandiae (common name - reflexed panic grass) is a grass (family Poaceae), native to Western Australia.^[4] It is an annual herb growing from 0.2 to 0.5 m high, on sands and loams. Its green-purple flowers may be seen from March to September.^[4]

Paractaenum novae-hollandiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Paractaenum
Species:	P. novae-hollandiae
Binomial name
Paractaenum novae-hollandiae (P.Beauv.)[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Panicum novae-hollandiae (P.Beauv.) Desv. Panicum reversum F.Muell. Paractaenum novae-hollandiae subsp. reversum (F.Muell.) R.D.Webster.

It was first described in 1812 by Palisot de Beauvois, and is the type species of the genus.^[1][2]