Weeping Grass

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Weeping Grass - Colleen Miller

Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides

Spreading or tufted grass growing to 1 m tall and 20 cm wide. Leaves bright to dark green with a distinctive leaf-collar (auricle).

Details
Flora Type
Grasses
Former Scientific Name
Ehrharta stipoides
Distinctive Features

Long, arching or weeping narrow flower spikes up to 18 cm.

Biology

Perennial. Prefers moist, fertile soils. Seeds are eaten by native birds and leaves by caterpillars.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Mar

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Microlaena
Species
stipoides

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Important fodder grass with almost 30% crude protein when green, and high digestibility. Grown in parks and gardens as a native lawn.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native