Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 81 (1753).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Hares tail grass.

Description:
Annual; leaves flat, short, softly pubescent, the uppermost sheath swollen.

Panicle dense, ovoid, spike-like, silky-white, 2-4 cm long; spikelets 8-10 mm long; glumes equal, tapering into a plumose awn, 9-10 mm long (including the awn); lemma much shorter, with 2 short terminal awns and 1 bent dorsal awn c. 15 mm long.

Published illustration: Burbidge (1966) Australian grasses 1: pl. 38.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: NU, FR, EP, NL, MU, YP, SL, KI, SE.   All States except the N.T.   Native to the Mediterranean. Weed of disturbed areas especially near the sea. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Sept. — Dec., the inflorescences persisting for several months.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available