Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 173 (1810).

Derivation: Greek pente, five; pogon, beard; the lemma has 5 awns.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Erect annuals or short-lived perennials; leaf blade inrolled; ligule membranous.

Inflorescence a panicle; spikelets 1-flowered; glumes 2, persistent, scabrous on the keel, pointed, awnless; lemma 2-lobed at the apex, with a long central awn and 2 short erect capillary awns terminating each lobe; central awn with a rigid twisted column and an inclined bristle; callus short, surmounted by a tuff of white hairs.

Distribution:  1 Australian species (Willis (1970) A handbook to plants in Victoria 1).

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available