Lobed needle grass

Family: Poaceae
Scientific name: Nassella charruana
Description: Plant Form Perennial tussock grass. Size Up to 1 m tall. Stem Narrow, long. Densely packed forming a tussock. Leaves Narrow, rough textured blades that are rolled-inward, and up to 60 cm long. Flowers Shiny branching heads up to 30 cm long. Spikelets within have white or straw coloured bracts up to 1.8 cm long. Fruit and Seeds 5-7.5 mm long and with very long 4.5-9 cm long awns attached to a crown-like structure. Habitat Roadsides, degraded land, grasslands, open woodlands, pastures. Distinguishing Features Difficult to distinguish from other exotic Needlegrasses (Nassella species) but can be distinguished from native spear grasses (Austrostipa and Poa species) by crown-like structure below seed awns. Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Agricultural Lifeform: Grassy

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