Scientific Name: Oplismenus aemulus

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  • Pronunciation:
    op-liss-MEEN-us em-YULE-us
  • Common Name:
    Creeping Shade Grass, Australian Basket Grass
  • Type:
    Herb Grass - creeping , weak and trailing perennial that may form a carpet
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Narrow panicle
  • Fruit:
    caryopse
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland, gullies, open eucalypt forests and along margin of rainforests.
  • Species List:
    Heritage Park, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Wooroi Palm Grove, Grass book, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Batianoff, Cranks Creek, Noosa Banks, Stratford Park,NPA Botany 07,
Identification Notes

Ligule membranous with rim of hairs, a tuft of hairs on each margin.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Doubleday's skipper, White-brand skipper.

Landscaping Notes

Groundcover. Shade, part shade.||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery Woombye||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||