Sp. Pl. 79 (1753) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Culms erect, to 160 cm high. Leaves glabrous; blade finely scabrous, to 45 cm long and 25 mm wide; ligule membranous, to 5 mm long. Inflorescence a rather narrow but open panicle to 30 cm long. Spikelets 2-flowered; glumes lanceolate, 20–30 mm long, 7–11-nerved; lemma lanceolate, 16–25 mm long (including the 2–4 apical teeth c. 0.5 mm long), glabrous except for callus hairs; awn 15–20 mm long, nearly straight, without well-defined column, usually present on lower floret only but occasionally absent or rarely-present on both florets, inserted below midway on lemma; palea slightly shorter than lemma. Florets falling united at maturity. Flowers Sep.–May.
*CVU, *DunT, *EGU, *GipP, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *LoM, *MonT, *MuF, *MuM, *NIS, *OtP, *RobP, *Strz, *VRiv, *VVP, *Wim. Naturalised in all states. Mostly in northern and western Victoria where appearing from dropped grain near stockfeed areas, roadsides, cultivated fields etc, but seldom persisting for more than a couple of seasons.
Probably of cultivated origin in the Mediterranean region and derived from A. fatua. Cultivated as a cereal or fodder grass throughout much of the world.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Murray Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Robinvale Plains | present | introduced | |
Murray Fans | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
Otway Plain | present | naturalised | |
Goldfields | present | naturalised | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Greater Grampians | present | naturalised | |
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 | |
Monaro Tablelands | present | introduced |
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Western Australia |
Northern Territory |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |