- Reference
- Greuter & Rech.f. & Boissiera, Boissiera 13:177 (1967)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.4 m high (clumps to 4 m across). Fl. green, Oct to Dec or Mar. Brackish peaty sand, alluvium. Estuary edges, river edges.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Katanning, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Boyup Brook, Brookton, Busselton, Dandaragan, Esperance, Gingin, Pingelly, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Wickepin.
Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)
Alternative Names. One-glumed hardgrass.
General Biology. Growth form. Grass. Life form. Annual, caespitose. Reproduction. Seed. Dispersal. Wind, water, mammals. Photosynthetic Pathway. C3.
Notes. Naturalised in all southern states of Australia, also in Britain, South Africa, the Americas and New Zealand.
Additional information. Origin. Northern Africa, temperate Asia, Europe. History of use/introduction. Ornamental.
Management Calendar
| Calendar Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Growth | O | O | O | O | O | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | O | |
| Flowering | Y | Y | O | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Fruiting | U | U | U | ||||||||||
| Optimum Treatment | U | U | U | U | U |
Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.
References
- Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
- Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program (2009) Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomysimple.aspx - Accessed October 2009.