J. Bot. (Schrader) 2: 314 (1800) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Culms erect, to 140 cm high. Leaves glabrous to sparsely ciliate; blade to 30 cm long and 8 mm wide; ligule membranous, irregularly toothed at apex, to 5 mm long. Inflorescence a slender but open, more or less one-sided panicle to 40 cm long. Spikelets 2–3-flowered; glumes lanceolate, 18–30 mm long, 5–9-nerved; lemma narrow-lanceolate, 12–25 mm long (including apical lobes), with long silky hairs in the lower half, setiform part of apical lobes 3–5 mm long, each occasionally with a shorter lateral bristle; awn 25–50 mm long, inserted about halfway up lemma; palea 2–4 mm shorter than lemma. Florets separating from each other at maturity. Flowers Sep.–Jan.
*CVU, *DunT, *EGU, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *LoM, *MuF, *MuM, *NIS, *OtP, *RobP, *Strz, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *Wim. Naturalized in all States except NT. Native to the Mediterranean, but widely established in warmer temperate and tropical regions of the world. Of scattered occurrence on roadsides, railyards and in pasture over much of the State.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Murray Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
Glenelg Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Robinvale Plains | present | naturalised | |
Murray Fans | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
Otway Plain | present | naturalised | |
Warrnambool 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 Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | introduced |
State |
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Western Australia |
Northern Territory |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |