Scientific Name: Paspalidium gausum

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  • Type:
    herb , grass
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Narrow panicleof up to 8 racemes, with curved spikelets (gausum, (Gk.) bent)
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sandy soils in open forests
  • Species List:
    Heritage Park, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Grass book, Batianoff, Botany 07
Identification Notes

Inflorescence consists characteristically of distant paniclesof spike-like racemes, with solitary spikelets. These are without awns,and each contains 2 florets.