Parapholis strigosa
Common Name:
Slender Barb-grass
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Murray Mallee, Lowan Mallee, Wannon, Riverina, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (ABCEJLNPTW) also naturalised in SA, NSW
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Coastal saltmarshes
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Flower Description:
Flowers without petals and surrounded by a scale/bract
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Habit:
Tufted annual grass to 40 cm high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
The inflorescence is a slender spike with 1-flowered spikelets. Spikes are straight and erect
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Conservation status:
Introduced
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria