Citation: C.E. Hubb., Kew Bull. 1934:448 (1934).

Synonymy: Cynodon ciliaris Benth., Fl. Aust. 7:610 (1878), nom. illegit.; Capriola cilJarls Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2:764 (1891). , Capriola ciliaris

Common name: Hairy native couch.

Description:
Small perennial, with geniculate stems; leaves with tuberclebased spreading hairs; spikes 2, digitate, 3-4 cm long; glumes nearly 4 mm long; lemma c. 2.5 mm long, concave, villous on the 3 nerves and with a transverse ring of long spreading hairs at the base of the short conical glabrous summit, so that the floret appears top-shaped with a hairy pappus-like crown; palea also villous on the nerves for three-quarters of its length.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: LE, GT.   N.T.; Qld; N.S.W. Conservation status: native Flowering time: only recorded in May.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: In some regards similar to Cynodon dactylon but not creeping and with paired spikes, in addition to spikelet details.

Uses: Not of grazing significance.

Author: Not yet available