Citation: P. Beauv., Agrost. 42 (1812).

Synonymy: Agrostis ovata Forster f., Fl. Insul. Aust. Prod. 8 (1786). , Echinopogon ovatus

Common name: Rough-bearded grass, (forest) hedgehog-grass.

Description:
Erect annual, with slender scabrous stems 15-70 cm tall; leaf blades flat, scabrous, to 16 cm long.

Panicle ovoid, or oblong, 2-4 cm long; spikelets 3.5-5 mm long; glumes c. 4 mm long, ciliate on the keel; awns 3-15 mm long.

Published illustration: Gardner (1952) Flora of Western Australia 1:pl. 45; Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 91.

Distribution:  Grows in the shade. S.Aust.: FR, NL, SL, KI, SE.   All States except the N.T. Conservation status: native Flowering time: Oct. — Jan.

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

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