Sp. Pl. 28 (1753) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Tufted or shortly rhizomatous, coumarin-scented perennial; culms erect, to 80 cm high (rarely more). Leaves glabrous to sparsely hairy, smooth to scabrous; blade flat, to 20 cm long and 2–8 mm wide; ligule truncate, 1–5 mm long. Inflorescence a moderately dense, spike-like panicle (sometimes slightly expanded at anthesis), 2–10 cm long; lower glume ovate, 3–5 mm long, acute, sparsely hairy, upper glume lanceolate, 6.5–10 mm long; sterile lemmas 3–4 mm long, oblong, truncate, the membranous tip bilobed, firmer below and covered by semi-appressed, tubercle-based coppery hairs, the awn of the lower straight, 2–4 mm long, inserted just above midway, the awn of the upper stouter and dark, geniculate, 6–9 mm long, inserted near base; fertile lemma c. 2 mm long, ovate; palea equal to lemma. Flowers mainly Sep.–Jan.
*CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *GGr, *HFE, *HNF, *HSF, *MonT, *MuM, *NIS, *OtP, *OtR, *SnM, *Strz, *VAlp, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *WPro, *Wim. Naturalised in all States. Also southern Africa, the Americas, New Zealand. Common throughout cooler parts of the state in open grassy situations including pasture and native grasslands.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Murray Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
Glenelg Plain | present | naturalised | |
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 | |
Greater Grampians | present | naturalised | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | naturalised | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Wilsons Promontory | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Otway Ranges | present | naturalised | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | naturalised | |
Monaro Tablelands | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Far East | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Alps | present | naturalised | |
Snowy Mountains | present | naturalised |
State |
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Western Australia |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |