Ehrharta longiflora

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Common Name:

Annual Veldt Grass

Family:

Poaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

All regions except Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Highlands, Snowfields (ACDEGHJLMNPQRTWXZ) all States except NT, Tas
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Sandy or alluvial soils 1

Flower Description:

Flowers without petals and surrounded by a scale/bract 1

Habit:

Tufted annual grass 1

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):


Tufted (not rhizomatous) grass with awned sterile lemmas 1

Images:

Image: Freya Thomas

Links to more images:

Atlas of Living Australia MELU

Links to description of this species:

VicFlora

Conservation status:

Introduced

References:

1 Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria