Scientific Name: Ischaemum triticeum

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  • Pronunciation:
    ih-SKEE-mum trih-TISS-ee-um
  • Common Name:
    Creeping Wheat Grass
  • Type:
    Grass
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Flower spikes to 13cm spring to summer.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast - dunes
  • Species List:
    Peregian Boardwalk, Grass book, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Botany 07, Batianoff, NNS, BHNR, Lake Cooroibah West
Identification Notes

Seed head resembles wheat. Leaves and stems are reddish. Forms dense mats on dunes.

Landscaping Notes

Excellent soil stabiliser/erosion control in sandy soil