Plants of the Castlemaine District
Spikes (the spikelets are not stalked)
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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
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Medium grasses. Green leaves and crowwded spikelets. Often in drains. There are awned and unawned forms of this grass.
Cultivated Oat
*Avena savita
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Tall grass. Lemmas have two short teeth and are hairy at base.