Pentapogon quadrifidus var. quadrifidus
Five-awned Spear-grass
Open tufted annual or biennial grass. Flowering stem erect or bent, nodes hairy.
Additional information
- FamilyPoaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size8-18 cm high, stems 30-60 cm high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesFew flat or inrolled densely hairy leaves to 20 cm x 0.5-3 mm.
- Flower colourGreenish
- Flowering timeOctober to February
- FlowersSparse to moderately dense cylindrical flowerhead 3-20 cm long. 1-flowered spikelet; narrow floral bract to 4.5 mm long, hair tuft at base, top with 2 lobes, central bristle to 25 mm, thick and twisted at base and 2 smaller bristles on either side.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist to dry soils in lowland heaths and woodlands. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useOrnamental grass. Grow amongst other herbs and grasses under trees or in rockeries. Short lived.
- Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
- Conservation statusScattered occurrences within the Shire where it may not be common.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 4 Marilyn Bull ©; 3 Helen Moss ©
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