Plants of the Castlemaine District
Spikes (the spikelets are not stalked)
Lolium species. Rye Grasses ![rye grassesl](loli.jpg)
Medium grasses. Spikelets are in hollows of the stem. Inner glume absent. Spikelets alternate along the stem. Very common.
*Hemarthria uncinata Mat Grass ![mat grass](heun.jpg)
Spreading grass. Spikelets are paired. The lower is recessed into a hollow. The upper is shortly stalked and stalk fused to the stem. Uncommon.