Plants of the Castlemaine District

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Phragmites australis
Common Reed

Common in creeks and standing water. Tall grass to head height, often with Cumbungi.

Amphibromus nervosus Swap Wallaby-grass

Erect grass to about a metre. Lemmas toothed, long awns from the lemma back.

*Polypogon monspielien-sis Annual Beard-grass

Small grass with bristly, pale yellow-green dense flower clusters. Usually by streamsides. Common.

*Elytrigia repens English Couch

Uncommon. A wet area grass. Flowers stalkless, resembling Rye Grass.

Glyceria australis Australian Sweet-grass

Uncommon. Erect streamside grass with a narrow flower clusters.

*Paspalum disticum Water Couch

A wet area grass. Flowers on two terminal arms.