Common Love-grass

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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
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
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