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Overview

 

Good references for local grass species:

Fact Sheets from Grasses of Australia

For example, Themeda triandra, Kangaroo Grass

And Rytidosperma, Wallaby Grasses, by species

 

50 species

Amphibromus fluitans (Floating Swamp Wallaby-Grass)

Amphibromus nervosus (Common Swamp Wallaby-grass)

Amphibromus nervosus

Habit

Amphibromus nervosus

Inflorescence detail
Amphibromus nervosus
Amphibromus nervosus
Amphibromus nervosus
Amphibromus nervosus

Aristida behriana (Bunch Wiregrass)

Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana

Aristida jerichoensis (Jericho Wiregrass)

Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass)

Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa

Austrostipa aristiglumis (Plains Grass)

Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass)

Austrostipa bigeniculata

Habit

Austrostipa bigeniculata

Fresh growth
Austrostipa bigeniculata

Inflorescence and seeds. Note the two bends in the awn.
Austrostipa bigeniculata
Austrostipa bigeniculata
Austrostipa bigeniculata

Austrostipa densiflora (Foxtail Speargrass)

Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora

Foliage
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora

Austrostipa nodosa (Knotty Speargrass)

Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass)

Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra

Austrostipa sp. (A Corkscrew Grass)

Austrostipa sp.
Austrostipa sp.
Austrostipa sp.
Austrostipa sp.
Austrostipa sp.
Austrostipa sp.

Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass)

Bothriochloa macra
Bothriochloa macra
Bothriochloa macra
Bothriochloa macra
Bothriochloa macra
Bothriochloa macra

Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass)

Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata
Chloris truncata

Cymbopogon ambiguus (Native Lemongrass)

Dichanthium sericeum (Queensland Blue-grass)

Dichanthium sericeum
Dichanthium sericeum
Dichanthium sericeum
Dichanthium sericeum
Dichanthium sericeum
Dichanthium sericeum

Dichelachne micrantha (Short-Haired Plume Grass)

Dichelachne micrantha
Dichelachne micrantha
Dichelachne micrantha
Dichelachne micrantha
Dichelachne micrantha
Dichelachne micrantha

Dichelachne sp. (Plume Grasses)

Dichelachne sp.
Dichelachne sp.
Dichelachne sp.
Dichelachne sp.
Dichelachne sp.
Dichelachne sp.

Digitaria divaricatissima (Umbrella Grass)

Echinopogon ovatus (Forest Hedgehog Grass)

Echinopogon ovatus
Echinopogon ovatus
Echinopogon ovatus
Echinopogon ovatus
Echinopogon ovatus
Echinopogon ovatus

Enteropogon acicularis (Curly Windmill Grass)

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  • All conservation levels (change?)
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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