Citation: Stapf ex Thell., Vjshr. naturf. Gesch. Z?rich 64:697 (1919).

Synonymy: E. longifiora S.T. Blake, Pap. Dep. Biol. Univ. Qld 1, 18:18 (1941). , Eriochloa longiflora

Common name: Australian cupgrass.

Description:
Annual, with several stems, 25-70 cm high; leaves glabrous, flat, 2-4 mm broad or setaceous-involute in the upper part; sheath more or less inflated; ligule of hairs c. 1 mm long.

Panicle 5-20 cm long, with several erect scabrous branches 1-5 cm long; the pedicels short, scabrous and with long deciduous hairs at or near the summit; spikelets silky, 6-12 mm long including the awn-like point into which the second glume and sterile lemma tapers; fertile lemma 2.5-3 mm long, with a mucro of c. 1 mm.

Published illustration: Lazarides (1970) The grasses of Central Australia, pl. 49a; Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 107.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: LE, GT, FR, EA, EP, MU, SL.   All mainland States except Vic. Conservation status: native Flowering time: throughout the year.

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

Biology: Highly palatable.

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