Family: Poaceae
Lophochloa cristata
Citation:
Hylander, Bot. Notis. 3:355 (1953).
Synonymy: Festuca cristata L., Sp. Pl. 63(1753); F. phleoides Villars in Gilib., Syst. Pl. Europ. 1, Fl. Delph. 7 (1785); Koeleria phleoides (Villars) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1:97 (1805); L. phleoides (Villars) Reichb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 42 (1830).
Common name: Annual cats tail.
Description:
Ascending annual, with somewhat hairy leaves.
Panicle dense, spike-like, 1-15 cm long, when large slightly lobed, cylindrical or oblong, silvery; spikelets 3-4 mm long, 4-6-flowered; glumes sprinkled with some long hairs, shorter than the flowers, subequal, c. 3-4 mm long; lemmas c. 3 mm long, 5-nerved, papillose or almost smooth on the back, notched at the summit and with a straight awn 1-2 mm long, rising between the 2 teeth of the notch; palea about three-quarters as long.
Published illustration:
Burbidge (1970) Australian grasses 3:pl. 53.
Distribution:
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A weed of disturbed places.
All States except the N.T. Native to the Mediterranean.
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Conservation status:
naturalised
Flowering time: Sept. — Jan.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
Resembles Polypogon monspeliensis which is more bristly and has 1-flowered spikelets.
Author:
Not yet available
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