Citation: Willd., Neue Schr. Ges. naturf. Freund. Berl. 3:443 (1801).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Coast beard-grass.

Description:
Annual; stems erect or spreading, 20-30 cm high; leaves to 5 cm long and 2-4 mm broad.

Panicle dense, bristly, 1-6 cm long; spikelets c. 2 mm long, long-ciliate; glumes divided for a quarter of their length into 2 rather acute lobes, awn arising from the base of the notch, often pink or purplish, c. 4 mm long; lemma awnless.

Distribution:  An occasional weed in sandy coastal areas. S.Aust.: FR, EA, EP, NL, MU, YP, SL, KI, SE.   W.Aust.; Vic.; Tas.   Native to the Mediterranean. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Sept. — March.

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

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available