Scientific Name: Oplismenus undulatifolius

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  • Common Name:
    Rainforest Beard Grass
  • Type:
    herb grass perennial trailing , rooting at nodes
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    spike to 10 cm, racemes reduced to clusters of spikelets with awns up to 4 mm.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Found in shady places on edges of rainforest.
  • Species List:
    NNP service road, Grass book, Batianoff, Janet
Identification Notes

Narrow leaves, racemes reduced to clusters. Leaf sheaths and blades densely, softly hairy. Blades have slightly wavy margin.||

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.||