Potamophila

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|name = Hastings River reed

|image = Potamophila parviflora habitat.jpg

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|genus = Potamophila

|parent_authority = R.Br. 1810, not Schrank 1821 (Phytolaccaceae)

|species = parviflora

|authority = R.Br.

|synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=438183 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Potamophila R.Br.]

|synonyms = *Oryza parviflora (R.Br.) Baill.

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Potamophila is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00511.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora]

The only known species is Potamophila parviflora.Ge, S., et al. (2002). [https://web.archive.org/web/20150312193817/http://www.amjbot.org/content/89/12/1967.full A phylogeny of the rice tribe Oryzeae (Poaceae) based on matK sequence data.] American Journal of Botany 89(12) 1967-72.Guo, Y. and S. Ge. (2005). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130709150812/http://www.amjbot.org/content/92/9/1548.full Molecular phylogeny of Oryzeae (Poaceae) based on DNA sequences from chloroplast, mitochondrial, and nuclear genomes.] American Journal of Botany 92(9) 1548-58.Abedinia, M., et al. (1998). [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1008612115685#page-1 Distribution and phylogeny of Potamophila parviflora R.Br., a wild relative of rice from eastern Australia.] Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 45 399-406.[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Potamophila Genus Potamophila.] New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. It is endemic to New South Wales.{{GRIN | Potamophila parviflora | 412183 | accessdate = 25 January 2018}} Common names include Hastings River reed.[http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Potamophila+parviflora# Potamophila parviflora R.Br.] The Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

This species is a reedlike aquatic perennial grass growing up to 1.5 meters tall. It grows in and next to rivers.

It is a member of the rice tribe, Oryzeae. Among its closest relatives are the wild rice species of genus Zizania.Henry, R. J. Plant Resources for Food, Fuel and Conservation. Earthscan. 2010. pg. 27.