Common Love-grass
Eragrostis brownii
Tufted slender unbranched grass to 60 cm tall. Slender flat bright green leaves to 25 cm long. Open pyramid-shaped flowerheads to 20 cm long with dense spikelets (stems with flowers) of up to 15 olive-green to greyish flowers.
| Details | |
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| Flora Type | Grasses |
| Other Common Names | BrownÕs Love-grass |
| Distinctive Features | Spikelets (stems with flowers) are densely packed, up to 12 cm long. Distinctive longitudinal furrow between the two rows of flowers. |
| Biology | Perennial. Occurs in higher rainfall areas on a wide variety of soil types from sany to clay and a wide range of habitats and environments |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Sep-Apr |
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants) |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Eragrostis |
| Species | brownii |
Eragrostis brownii was previously thought to be introduced to Australia but is now considered to be native to Australia.
| Interesting Facts | |
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| Similar Species | E. browniiÃ_is a polymorphic highly variable species closely related to Eragrostis species in Asia and South America. It is a widely distributed Australian native species.Ã_ |
| Native Status | Native |