Plants of the Castlemaine District
Open panicle - many awned lemmas
Red Brome *Bromus rubens
Short grass. Lemmas close together, resembling a brush. Awns are prominent. Flowers turn deep red. 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.