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Overview

 

Good references for local grass species:

Fact Sheets from Grasses of Australia

For example, Themeda triandra, Kangaroo Grass

And Rytidosperma, Wallaby Grasses, by species

 

231 species

Entolasia stricta (Wiry Panic)

Entolasia stricta

Jackie Miles

Entolasia stricta
Entolasia stricta
Entolasia stricta
Entolasia stricta
Entolasia stricta

Eragrostis brownii (Common Love Grass)

Eragrostis brownii
Eragrostis brownii
Eragrostis brownii
Eragrostis brownii
Eragrostis brownii
Eragrostis brownii

Eragrostis cilianensis (Stinkgrass)

Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis cilianensis

Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass)

Eragrostis curvula

Mature seed-head

Eragrostis curvula

Dense infestation
Eragrostis curvula

Close up of single plant
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis curvula

Eragrostis elongata (Clustered Lovegrass)

Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata

Eragrostis leptostachya (A Lovegrass)

Eragrostis leptostachya
Eragrostis leptostachya
Eragrostis leptostachya
Eragrostis leptostachya
Eragrostis leptostachya
Eragrostis leptostachya

Eragrostis mexicana (Mexican Lovegrass)

Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana

Eragrostis parviflora (Weeping Love Grass)

Eragrostis parviflora
Eragrostis parviflora
Eragrostis parviflora
Eragrostis parviflora
Eragrostis parviflora
Eragrostis parviflora

Eragrostis pilosa (Indian Lovegrass)

Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa

Eragrostis sp. (A Lovegrass)

Eragrostis sp.
Eragrostis sp.
Eragrostis sp.
Eragrostis sp.
Eragrostis sp.
Eragrostis sp.

Eragrostis trachycarpa (Rough-grain Lovegrass)

Eragrostis trachycarpa
Eragrostis trachycarpa
Eragrostis trachycarpa
Eragrostis trachycarpa
Eragrostis trachycarpa
Eragrostis trachycarpa

Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha

Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha

Festuca asperula (Graceful Fescue)

Festuca asperula
Festuca asperula
Festuca asperula
Festuca asperula
Festuca asperula
Festuca asperula

Festuca muelleri (Alpine Fescue)

Festuca muelleri
Festuca muelleri
Festuca muelleri
Festuca muelleri
Festuca muelleri
Festuca muelleri

Festuca pratensis (Tall Fescue)

Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis
Festuca pratensis

Festuca rubra (Red Fescue)

Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra

Festuca sp. (A Fescue)

Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.
Festuca sp.

Glyceria australis (Australian Sweet-grass)

Glyceria australis
Glyceria australis
Glyceria australis
Glyceria australis
Glyceria australis
Glyceria australis

Glyceria maxima (Reed Sweetgrass)

Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima

Hemarthria uncinata (Matgrass)

Hemarthria uncinata
Hemarthria uncinata
Hemarthria uncinata
Hemarthria uncinata
Hemarthria uncinata
Hemarthria uncinata

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