Plants of the Castlemaine District

Perennial Veldt-grass - introduced (*Ehrhartia calycina)

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Native to South Africa. Perennial.

Family. Poaceae (Grass family).

Uncommon weed with a record for Mt Alexander.

Identification

It is a major environmental weed in western Victoria where it can dominate the bushland ground flora.

Ehrhartia: After F. Ehrhart, an 18th century Swiss botanist; calycina: in the form of a calyx, perhaps referring to the cosnpicuous reddish glumes.

1: Nature reserve in western Victoria with dense Perennial Veldt-grass 2: Spikelets. 3,4: Flower sprays.