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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

 

225 species

Setaria pumila (Pale Pigeon Grass)

Setaria pumila
Setaria pumila
Setaria pumila
Setaria pumila
Setaria pumila
Setaria pumila

Setaria sp. (Pigeon Grass)

Setaria sp.
Setaria sp.
Setaria sp.
Setaria sp.
Setaria sp.
Setaria sp.

Setaria sphacelata (South African Pigeon Grass)

Setaria sphacelata
Setaria sphacelata
Setaria sphacelata
Setaria sphacelata
Setaria sphacelata
Setaria sphacelata

Setaria verticillata (Whorled Pigeon Grass)

Setaria verticillata
Setaria verticillata
Setaria verticillata
Setaria verticillata
Setaria verticillata
Setaria verticillata

Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum)

Sorghum leiocladum
Sorghum leiocladum
Sorghum leiocladum
Sorghum leiocladum
Sorghum leiocladum
Sorghum leiocladum

Spinifex sericeus (Beach Grass)

Spinifex sericeus

Jackie Miles, female flowers

Spinifex sericeus

Jackie Miles, male flowers
Spinifex sericeus
Spinifex sericeus
Spinifex sericeus
Spinifex sericeus

Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass, Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus africanus
Sporobolus africanus
Sporobolus africanus
Sporobolus africanus
Sporobolus africanus
Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus creber (Slender Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus creber
Sporobolus creber
Sporobolus creber
Sporobolus creber
Sporobolus creber
Sporobolus creber

Sporobolus elongatus (Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus elongatus
Sporobolus elongatus
Sporobolus elongatus
Sporobolus elongatus
Sporobolus elongatus
Sporobolus elongatus

Sporobolus fertilis (Giant Parramatta Grass)

Sporobolus fertilis
Sporobolus fertilis
Sporobolus fertilis
Sporobolus fertilis
Sporobolus fertilis
Sporobolus fertilis

Sporobolus virginicus (Coastal Rat-tail Grass)

Sporobolus virginicus

Jackie Miles

Sporobolus virginicus

Jackie Miles
Sporobolus virginicus

Jackie Miles
Sporobolus virginicus
Sporobolus virginicus
Sporobolus virginicus

Sporobolus virginicus var. minor (Marine Couch, Saltwater Couch)

Sporobolus virginicus var. virginicus (Sand Couch)

Stenotaphrum secundatum (Buffalo Grass)

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Jackie Miles

Stenotaphrum secundatum
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Stenotaphrum secundatum

Sticherus flabellatus var. flabellatus (Umbrella Fern)

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Jackie Miles

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Jackie Miles
Sylvipoa queenslandica

Jackie Miles
Sylvipoa queenslandica
Sylvipoa queenslandica
Sylvipoa queenslandica

Tetrarrhena acuminata (Pointed Rice Grass)

Tetrarrhena juncea (Forest Wire Grass)

Tetrarrhena juncea

Jackie Miles

Tetrarrhena juncea

Jackie Miles
Tetrarrhena juncea
Tetrarrhena juncea
Tetrarrhena juncea
Tetrarrhena juncea

Tetrarrhena turfosa (Smooth Rice Grass)

Tetrarrhena turfosa

Jackie Miles, Nadgee, in heath

Tetrarrhena turfosa

Jackie Miles, Nadgee, in heath
Tetrarrhena turfosa
Tetrarrhena turfosa

Themeda quadrivalvis (Grader Grass)

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Invasiveness

  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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