Echinopogon ovatus
Forest or Common Hedgehog-grass
Slender ascending to erect perennial grass spreading from underground stems to form a clump. Flowering stems have 3-7 nodes, bent at base.
Additional information
- FamilyPoaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 10 cm high, stems 15-70 cm high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesFlat leaves to 20 cm x 10 mm, rough on back, sometimes hairy along margins.
- Flower colourGreen
- Flowering timeOctober to January
- FlowersDense oval flowerhead 1-4 cm long, ringed by bristles. 1-flowered spikelets, paired basal bracts rough along the keel; lower floral bract 5-veined, small lobe at top, straight stout bristle from top, dense tuft of hairs at basal tip.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist well drained soils in moist forests of mountains and gullies. Dappled shade.
- Garden useAn interesting grass for cool shady gardens under established trees.
- Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
- Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
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Photographer/s: 1, 3, 4 Peter Kinchington ©; 2 Marilyn Bull ©
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