Anthosachne scabra
Common Wheat-grass
Open tufted perennial grass. Flowering stems upright or drooping.
Additional information
- SynonymElymus scaber var. scaber
- FamilyPoaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size20 cm x 40 cm, stems to 1.2 m high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesFlat or inrolled green to bluish-green leaves, rough on upper surface, sometimes hairy. Leaf sheath has ear-like appendages encircling the stem.
- Flower colourGreen, becoming straw-coloured
- Flowering timeOctober to January
- FlowersNarrow spike of 1-10 distant 6-12-flowered spikelets to 4-8 cm long including bristles; pair of lower bracts veined, 3 on lower, 3-5 on upper; lower floral bract tapered to a rough flattened bristle, basal tuft of hairs.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained soil in grassy forest. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden usePlant in drifts with other grasses and herbs under established trees.
- Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Very limited distribution within the Shire.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 5 Marilyn Bull ©; 3, 4 Helen Moss ©
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