Syn Pl. Glumac. 1: 328 (1854) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Tufted, sometimes shortly rhizomatous perennial; culms to 1.5 m high. Leaves smooth to scabrous; blade inrolled or flat, to 40 cm long, 2–4 mm wide; ligule acute, 4.5–8 mm long. Inflorescence a slender, rather sparse, erect panicle, 15–40 cm long. Spikelets 2–6-flowered, 8–17 mm long (excluding awns); glumes obtuse to acute, often purplish, the lower 3–5-nerved, 4–6.5 mm long, the upper 5–7-nerved, 5–7.5 mm long; lemma 5.9–8.5 mm long, finely scabrous, apical teeth 1–2 mm long, the outer pair commonly reduced or absent; awn 14–26 mm long, inserted within the upper third of the lemma, column strongly twisting, 4–7 mm long; palea slightly shorter than lemma. Flowers Oct.–Apr.
CVU, DunT, EGL, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HNF, HSF, MuF, MuM, NIS, OtP, Strz, VRiv, VVP, WaP, Wim. Also NSW, Tas. Occurs in and near lowland swamps mostly in the southern part of the state (Portland to Orbost district) with scattered localities inland (e.g. Halls Gap, Mansfield, Beechworth, Benambra).
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Murray Mallee | present | native | |
Wimmera | present | native | |
Glenelg Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
Murray Fans | present | native | |
Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
Otway Plain | present | native | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | native | |
Goldfields | present | native | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
Greater Grampians | present | native | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | native | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | native |
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Western Australia |
South Australia |
New South Wales |
Victoria |
Tasmania |