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Overview

 

Good references for local grass species:

Fact Sheets from Grasses of Australia

For example, Themeda triandra, Kangaroo Grass

And Rytidosperma, Wallaby Grasses, by species

 

101 species

Eragrostis mexicana (Mexican Lovegrass)

Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana

Eragrostis pilosa (Indian Lovegrass)

Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa

Eragrostis tenuifolia (Elastic Grass)

Eragrostis tenuifolia
Eragrostis tenuifolia
Eragrostis tenuifolia
Eragrostis tenuifolia
Eragrostis tenuifolia
Eragrostis tenuifolia

Festuca pratensis (Tall Fescue)

Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis

Festuca sp. (A Fescue)

Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.

Glyceria maxima (Reed Sweetgrass)

Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima

Holcus annuus (Annual Fog)

Hordeum distichon (Two Row Barley)

Hordeum glaucum (Northern Barley-grass)

Hordeum glaucum

Jackie Miles

Hordeum glaucum

Hordeum hystrix (Mediterranean Barley Grass)

Hordeum marinum (Seaside Barley Grass)

Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum
Hordeum marinum

Lagurus ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass)

Lagurus ovatus

Jackie Miles

Lagurus ovatus

Jackie Miles
Lagurus ovatus
Lagurus ovatus
Lagurus ovatus
Lagurus ovatus

Lamarckia aurea (Goldentop)

Lamarckia aurea
Lamarckia aurea
Lamarckia aurea
Lamarckia aurea

Lolium rigidum (Wimmera Ryegrass)

Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum
Lolium rigidum

Lolium sp. (Ryegrass)

Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.
Lolium sp.

Lophopyrum ponticum (Tall Wheatgrass)

Lophopyrum ponticum

Jackie Miles, North of Tomaga River

Lophopyrum ponticum

spikelets closely appressed to stems
Lophopyrum ponticum

Plant to >1m high
Lophopyrum ponticum
Lophopyrum ponticum
Lophopyrum ponticum

Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis (Green Panic, Guinea Grass)

Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis
Megathyrsus maximus var. publiglumis

Melinis minutiflora (Molasses Grass)

Panicum capillare (Witchgrass)

Panicum capillare
Panicum capillare
Panicum capillare
Panicum capillare
Panicum capillare
Panicum capillare

Panicum gilvum (Sweet Panic)

Panicum gilvum
Panicum gilvum
Panicum gilvum
Panicum gilvum
Panicum gilvum
Panicum gilvum

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