Scientific Name: Sporobolus virginicus

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  • Common Name:
    Marine Couch, Sand couch, saltwater couch
  • Type:
    Herb , Grass - rhizomatous perennial Creeping rhizomatous grass
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    spikelets 2.5 mm long (Year round) Inflorescence 3-13 cm long spicate with 2-4 mm spikelets.
  • Fruit:
    Typical grass like fruiting head.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Tidal Wetland, All elevations but dominates upper tidal zone.
  • Species List:
    Peregian Boardwalk, Grass book, Mangrove, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Batianoff, Cranks Creek, NPA Botany 07, BHNR, Lake Cooroibah, Regional Ecosystem 12.1.2.
Identification Notes

Leaf sheath usually longer than internodes. Inflorescence consists of small, narrow panicles. Spikelets solitary each containing only one floret.|| Narrow leaf blade (3 mm). Leaves emerge from ligule surrounded by sheath. Distinct presence of hairs (0.25 mm) at leaf base|| Forms individual tussocks or dense mats|| Leaves bright green interspersed with brown senescent stems||