Grass species

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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

504 species

Spinifex sericeus (Beach Grass)

Spinifex sericeus

Jackie Miles, female flowers

Spinifex sericeus

Jackie Miles, male flowers

Spinifex sericeus

Spinifex sericeus

Spinifex sericeus

Spinifex sericeus

Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass, Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus creber (Slender Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus creber

Sporobolus creber

Sporobolus creber

Sporobolus creber

Sporobolus creber

Sporobolus creber

Sporobolus elongatus (Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus elongatus

Sporobolus elongatus

Sporobolus elongatus

Sporobolus elongatus

Sporobolus elongatus

Sporobolus elongatus

Sporobolus fertilis (Giant Parramatta Grass)

Sporobolus fertilis

Sporobolus fertilis

Sporobolus fertilis

Sporobolus fertilis

Sporobolus fertilis

Sporobolus fertilis

Sporobolus indicus (Parramatta Grass)

Sporobolus jacquemonti (American Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus laxus (Lax Sporobolus)

Sporobolus natalensis (Giant Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus pyramidalis (Giant Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus sessilis

Sporobolus sp. (A Rat's Tail Grass)

Sporobolus sp.

Sporobolus sp.

Sporobolus sp.

Sporobolus virginicus (Coastal Rat-tail Grass)

Sporobolus virginicus

Sporobolus virginicus

Jackie Miles

Sporobolus virginicus

Jackie Miles

Sporobolus virginicus

Sporobolus virginicus

Sporobolus virginicus

Sporobolus virginicus var. minor (Marine Couch, Saltwater Couch)

Sporobolus virginicus var. virginicus (Sand Couch)

Stenotaphrum secundatum (Buffalo Grass)

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Sticherus flabellatus var. flabellatus (Umbrella Fern)

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Jackie Miles

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Jackie Miles

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Sylvipoa queenslandica

Tetrarrhena acuminata (Pointed Rice Grass)

Tetrarrhena juncea (Forest Wire Grass)

Tetrarrhena juncea

Tetrarrhena juncea

Jackie Miles

Tetrarrhena juncea

Tetrarrhena juncea

Tetrarrhena juncea

Tetrarrhena juncea

Conservation level

All conservation levels (change?)

Invasiveness

All invasiveness levels (change?)

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