Grasses


 

Good references for local grass species:

Fact Sheets from Grasses of Australia

For example, Themeda triandra, Kangaroo Grass

And Rytidosperma, Wallaby Grasses, by species

 

May I highly recommend to each of you making plants' sightings here in NatureMapr, 
one of the top in the world, plant identification processes, guide books and references, 

by: 
excellent Ian D. Clarke (1950–) 
botanist from the National Herbarium of Vic. and Royal Botanic Gardens :

(2015) 
Name those grasses :
identifying grasses, sedges and rushes.
Melbourne, Victoria :
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria .
ISBN: 9780980407648 .
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6936301
–includes grasses (Poaceae) but as said in the subtitle, not only grasses, furthermore sedges (Cyperaceae) and rushes (Restionaceae) .
– available in printed paperback book . 


All the best, 
Jason Stewart 2025 June 17th .


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MattM wrote:
2 Nov 2025
The awns bend in right angles in Anthosachne.

Vulpia (genus)
abread111 wrote:
28 Oct 2025
its mainly leaf width - see Poa labillardierei (Common Tussock Grass, River Tussock Grass)
P. sieb "leaves fine and soft, c. 0.5 mm or less in diameter" and usually bluish according to the Poa key at https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Poa
So I think these couple of tussocks are P. sieb
(There are some bluish P. lab around in horticulture, selected because of the colour I guess.)

Unverified Grass
waltraud wrote:
28 Oct 2025
hard; may P. sieb? there are some around in the area; not sure what to look for to distinguish between P. lab and P. sieb

Unverified Grass
MattM wrote:
25 Oct 2025
Possibly Festuca/Lolium arundinaceum.

Lolium arundinaceum
MattM wrote:
25 Oct 2025
Looks like it could also be Secale cereale.

Hordeum (genus)
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