Scientific Name: Ottochloa gracillima

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  • Pronunciation:
    ot-toe-CLOE-ah gray-cell-EEM-ah
  • Type:
    Herb , Grass - slender sprawling perennial
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Erect panicle to 13 cm in height
  • Fruit:
    caryopse
  • 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

spikelets 2 mm long, inflorescences mostly less than 6 cm long with 2-4 primary branches. Ligule short to obscure.no awns. slender leaves are flat and taper to point. Ligule is a short membranous rim with a ragged edge and some long hairs on each lateral margin.

Landscaping Notes

Groundcover, shade,part shade.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||