Bristly Love-grass
Eragrostis setifolia
Slender tufted or shortly rhizomatous perennial grass to 60 cm tall. Stiff erect narrowly inrolled leaves to 10 cm long with rough edges and upper surface. Small flowerheads a narrow open shape, 10 cm long, green to dull purplish-green, with spikelets (stems with flowers) of almost stalkless dense clusters (up to 18) seedheads that adhere to the stem. Young plants look quite different to mature adults with short contracted seedheads.
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| Flora Type | Grasses |
| Distinctive Features | Base of plant swollen with a series of short scale-leaves (subtending bracts or cataphylls) underneath the leaves, and woolly at the base. |
| Biology | Perennial. Clay soils on seasonally flooded areas and wet grasslands. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Sep-Apr |