Plants of the Castlemaine District

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Rytidosperma species. Wallaby Grasses.
Tall to short grasses. Lemmas are hairy and divide into two lobes which narrow to slender bristles. An awn rises from between the the lobes.

Swamp Wallaby-grass. *Amphibromus nervosa
Tall grass, growing in or near water. An awn rises from the centre of the lemma. The lemma summit is shortly toothed.

Great Brome *Bromus diandrus
Tall grass. Lemmas have stout long awns. Lemma summit shortly toothed. 1st Glume one-veined. Very common.

Chilean Brome *Bromus lithobius.
Lawn grass. Lemmas and glumes are softly hairy. Awns about half the length of the lemmas.

Soft Brome *Bromus hordaceus
Medium grass. Leaves, lemmas and glumes softly hairy. Awns more than half the lenth of the lemmas. Common.

Red Brome *Bromus rubens
Short grass. Lemmas close together, resembling a brush. Awns are prominent. Flowers turn deep red. Common.

Kangaroo grass Themeda triandra.
Common in grasslands. The flower clusters have sub-clusters, each partly concealed by a leaf. Flowers shades of brown and red.

Weeping Grass Microlaena stipoides.
Medium grasses. The flower cluster mostly unbranched. The 1st glume is tiny. The leaves are green and often flat-growing. Common.

Cocksfoot *Dactylis glomerata.
Medium to tall grass. The flower cluster consists of several smaller, stalked, one-sided clusters. Common.

Fescues
*Vulpia species.
Smallish slender grasses. The first glume is small, half to a tenth of the second glume. Awns are exserted from two small teeth. Common.

Tall Fescue *Festuca arundinacea.
Tall grass. Ovaries are hairles. The lemmas are round at the base, and keeled at the tip.

Red Fescue *Festuca rubra.
Lawn grass. Lemma 6-9mm. Lemmas slightly separated, and taper into a short awn.

Common Reed Phragmites australis.
Tall grass over 2m. Grows in standing or running water, often with Cumbungi.

Pampas Grass *Cortaderia selloana.
Large grass with tussocks >2m and flower to 4m. Feathery flower clusters.