Australian Sweet-grass

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Australian Sweet-grass - Paul Gullan/Viridans Images

Glyceria australis


Rhizomatous perennial with stout erect hairless unbranched stems to 1.5 m. Bright green flat or loosely rolled veined leaves. Pale green open-clustered flowerhead of 5-12 flowers, often appearing one-sided.


Details
Flora Type
Grasses
Former Scientific Name
Glyceria fluitans
Other Common Names
Manna Grass
Distinctive Features

Short transverse veins between the seven main veins on the leaves, becoming more apparent on drying. Short rhizome. Lower stems often flattened and rooting.

Biology

Perenial. Grows in heavy soils in damp and wet marshy places, in standing water and along riverbanks.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Oct-Jan

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

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Easily mistaken for the introduced Manna Grass G. declinata which has different seeds that are five-notched.

Native Status
Native