Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha

Family Poaceae

Early Spring Grass

Loosely tufted, short lived, perennial grass to 1 m high. Longevity to 5 years.

Flowers: Summer, wind pollinated.

Fruit: Dry, single seeded indehiscent.

Seed: No specialised dispersal mechanism.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Grassland habitat.
• Occasional in grassland and roadsides at the Australian Botanic Garden.
• Colonises open sites.
• Seed reported eaten by Stubble Quail.
• C4 warm season metabolism.