Lachnagrostis filiformis habit7 Ballimore - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man

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Description: Tufted C3 grass; stems are slender and to 70 cm tall. Upper leaf surfaces are ribbed and ligules are membranous (to 3.5 mm long). Flowerheads are initially contracted then become open panicles; 9-30 cm long, spreading or drooping and with delicate branches; becomes straw coloured and brittle with age, easily breaking off and blown along by wind. Spikelets are 2-4 mm long, flattened, 1-flowered and usually held close to the branches; lemma is hairy, with a twisted awn arising from its back. Flowers spring to early summer. Found in wetter areas where there is reduced ground cover (e.g. drainage lines and swamp edges) as it has low drought tolerance and competitiveness. Native biodiversity. Usually provides small amounts of moderate quality palatable forage when young, but quickly becomes stemmy and is then avoided. Can be abundant and quite productive in wet cooler months, but is occasionally toxic when eaten in large quantities. Abundance is favoured by flooding and grazing practices that promote bare ground during its main germination period of autumn to early winter. Date: 29 October 2015, 09:27. Source: Lachnagrostis filiformis habit7 Ballimore. Author: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia. Camera location32° 11′ 42.04″ S, 148° 54′ 10.9″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-32.195012; 148.903027.