Citation: -medusae, (L.)Nevski, Acta Univ. Asiae Mediae, ser. 8B, Bot., fasc. 17:38 (1934).

Synonymy: Elymus caput-medusae L:, Sp. Pl. 83 (1753).

Common name: Medusas head.

Description:
Annual; several culms erect, 20-50 cm high; leaf sheaths inflated, blades narrow, short.

Spike bristly, 2-5 cm long; glumes subulate, tapering into an awn 1-2.5 cm long; lemmas lanceolate, c. 6 mm long, 3-nerved, scabrous, their flat awns 5-10 cm long.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: NL.   Native of Europe. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: not available.

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

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