Citation: Reichb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1:45 (1830).

Synonymy: Poa divaricata Gouan, Illustr. 4 (1773); S. gouanii Trin., Fund. Agrost. 135 (1822).

Common name: None

Description:
Small delicate annual, usually 5-20 cm high; leaves filiform-channelled; ligule lanceolate.

Panicle loose, with capillary branches, solitary or twin, naked towards the base, the pedicels thickened upwards; spikelets 2-2.5 mm long, mostly 3-flowered; 2 glumes minute, unequal, membranous, obtuse, under 1 mm long; lemmas ovate, c. 1.5 mm long.

Distribution:  Naturalised in saline ground in S.Aust. S.Aust.: EP, NL, YP, SL.   Native to the Mediterranean. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Oct. — May.

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

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