Scientific Name: Ottochloa gracillima

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  • Pronunciation:
    ot-toe-CLOE-ah gray-cell-EEM-ah
  • Common Name:
    Graceful Grass, Pademelon Grass
  • Type:
    Grass
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Erect spike to 13 cm in height
  • Vegetation Type:
    Open eucalypt forest
  • Species List:
    Stratford Park, BSDoonan, Grass book, Mill Point, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, NPA Botany 07, Lake Cooroibah West, Heritage Park
Identification Notes

Slender leaves set at 90 degree angle from the stem. Leaf sheath hairy along margins. May root along nodes, forming dense mat in shaded areas.

Landscaping Notes

Groundcover, shade, part shade. Good \'living mulch\' due to mat forming potential.