Flora of Victoria

Lemma awnless; body of lemma glabrous and callus glabrous. Flowers Nov.–Feb.

*CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Gold, *HNF, *HSF, *NIS, *OtP, *Strz, *VAlp, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP. Naturalised in all States except NT, Qld. Native throughout Europe and temperate Asia, widely naturalised. Occurs widely in cooler, high-rainfall areas of the State, often abundant along roadsides and in pasture (but not a particularly valuable pasture species). Occasionally used in seed mixes for soil stabilisation, particularly in the alps.

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: Daniel Ohlsen, 2017-06-22

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. capillaris

Victoria

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

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	naturalised
Victorian Riverina	present	naturalised
Gippsland Plain	present	naturalised
Otway Plain	present	naturalised
Warrnambool Plain	present	naturalised
Goldfields	present	naturalised
Central Victorian Uplands	present	naturalised
Dundas Tablelands	present	naturalised
Northern Inland Slopes	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Uplands	present	naturalised
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	naturalised
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	naturalised
Strzelecki Ranges	present	naturalised
Victorian Alps	present	naturalised

Bioregions of Victoria