Flora of Victoria

Differs from the typical variety in the lemma which has a fine dorsal awn attached at or near the base, usually shortly exceeding the spikelet, and a hairy (cf. glabrous) callus, with a few hairs occasionally present also on the body of the lemma. Awned and unawned spikelets may be found within the same inflorescence. Flowers Nov.–Apr.

*CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *NIS, *OtR, *SnM, *VAlp, *VRiv, *VVP, *Wim. Occurs occasionally throughout the range of the species in Victoria, i.e. widespread in all but the drier north-west, but less common than the typical variety.

Source: Walsh, N.G. (1994). Poaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Neville Walsh, 2016-02-29

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Lilianae

order Poales

family Poaceae

genus Agrostis

species Agrostis capillaris L.

Higher taxa

variety Agrostis capillaris var. aristata (Parn.) Druce

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Agrostis capillaris var. aristata in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Agrostis capillaris var. aristata in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Wimmera	present	naturalised
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	introduced
Victorian Riverina	present	naturalised
Gippsland Plain	present	naturalised
Goldfields	present	naturalised
Central Victorian Uplands	present	naturalised
Greater Grampians	present	introduced
Dundas Tablelands	present	naturalised
Northern Inland Slopes	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Uplands	present	introduced
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	naturalised
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	introduced
Otway Ranges	present	introduced
Victorian Alps	present	naturalised
Snowy Mountains	present	introduced

Bioregions of Victoria