Purple Wire-grass
Aristida ramosa
Tufted perennial grass to 80 cm, erect and cane-like. Sparse tightly inrolled leaves to 10 cm and 1.5 wide (when flattened out).
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Grasses |
| Other Common Names | Cane Wire-grass |
| Distinctive Features | Characteristic three-branched bristle or awn on seeds. Purplish loose seedheads with a single flower in each spikelet. |
| Biology | Perennial. Skeletal soils on dry rocky sites. Relatively unpalatable to stock. C4 grass (biochemical system that is part of photosynthesis) which favours the species in hotter environments. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Year-round but mainly Sep-Jan |