Plants of the Castlemaine District

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Ehrhartia erecta Panic Veldt-grass.
Slender erect grass with branches out from the stem. Glumes wrinkled.

Sweet Vernal-grass. *Anthoxanthum odoratum
Medium grass. Flower clusters have a spiky appearance. Widespread.

Panics Panicum and Walwhalleya species.
Widely spreading branches when mature. Small flowers with tightly wrapped husks. !st Glume smaller than 2nd glume.

Barnyard Grass *Echinochloa crus-galli.
Medium grasses. Green leaves and crowwded spikelets. Often in drains. There are awned and unawned forms of this grass.

Cultivated Oat *Avena savita.
Tall grass. Lemmas have two short teeth and are hairy at base.