Cymbopogon obtectus

{{Short description|Species of grass}}

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|image = Cymbopogon obtectus flowers.jpg

|genus = Cymbopogon

|species = obtectus

|authority = S.T.Blake

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Cymbopogon obtectus is a species of perennial grass in the genus Cymbopogon. The grass is native to Australia{{Cite web|url=https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/281|title=FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora|last=Western Australian Herbarium|first=Biodiversity and Conservation Science|website=florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}} and was described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1944.{{Cite web|url=http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/cymbopogon-obtectus|title=Cymbopogon obtectus {{!}} AusGrass2|website=ausgrass2.myspecies.info|access-date=2019-11-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2896978|title=Cymbopogon obtectus|last=Australia|first=Atlas of Living|website=bie.ala.org.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-11-15}} It is found in drier areas. The plant can be harvested in the wild to produce essential oil with medicinal properties.{{Cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cymbopogon+obtectus|title=Cymbopogon obtectus - Useful Tropical Plants|website=tropical.theferns.info|access-date=2019-11-15}} The plant is resilient to climate change, and has been used in re-vegetation projects.