Citation: Nees, Agrost. Bras. 418 (1829).

Synonymy: Chloris distichophylla Lagasca, Gen. Sp. Pl. 4 (1816).

Common name: S.Aust.: NL (1 record near Port Pirie).

Description:
Erect to 1 m high; base purplish; culms simple; leaves 6-15 mm broad; leaf bases loose.

Spikes up to 45, erect or somewhat spreading distally, 7-12 cm long; glumes hyaline, 1.5-2.5 mm long; lemmas brown when mature, thicker than the glumes, glabrous except for the marginal hairs on the first which is c. 3 mm long; the second subtruncate, c. 1.5 mm long.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: NL, SL.   W.Aust.; Qld.   Native to South America. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Jan. (1 record).

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

Biology: No text

Uses: Cultivated as a fodder grass.

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