Plants of the Castlemaine District 
  Australian Salt-grass - a local native  (Distichlis distichophylla)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family).
Other names: Emu Grass, Pineapple Grass
Identification:
- 30 cm tall, coarse, prickly grass
 - creeping rhizomes to 1 m long
 - grows in damp, saline areas
 - forms mats where water is abundant