Paractaenum novae-hollandiae

Paractaenum novae-hollandiae (common name - reflexed panic grass) is a grass (family Poaceae), native to Western Australia. 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.

It was first described in 1812 by Palisot de Beauvois, and is the type species of the genus.