Anthosachne kingiana subsp. multiflora (Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.) Govaerts APNI* Synonyms: Anthosachne multiflora subsp. multiflora (Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.) C.Yen & J.L.Yang APNI* Anthosachne multiflora (Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.) C.Yen & J.L.Yang APNI* Elymus multiflorus (Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.) A.Löve & Connor APNI* Triticum multiflorum Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. APNI* Agropyron multiflorum (Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.) Cheeseman APNI* Agropyron kirkii Zotov APNI*
Description: Caespitose perennials to c. 70 cm tall.
Sheaths glabrous or hairy; auricles 0–1.7 mm long; ligule 0.5–0.6 mm long, truncate; blade flat, 1.8–7 mm wide.
Inflorescence spicate, to c. 50 cm long, with 6–18 spikelets solitary at each node. Spikelets 16–35 mm long, 4–10-flowered. Glumes subequal, lower 3.4–7.9 mm long, muticous or with an awn 0.4–1.3 mm long; upper glume 5.2–9.2 mm long, muticous or with an awn 0.3–1.2 mm long. Lemmas 6.9–12.5 mm long, 5-nerved, glabrous or scabrous, mucronate, muticous or with an awn remaining straight when dry; lowest lemma muticous , mucronate or with an awn 0–3 mm long, remaining lemmas with awn 0–11.5 mm long; palea 90–100% lemma length.
Caryopsis 60–70% palea length.
Distribution and occurrence: Coastal sand dunes, and coastal and inland riparian habitats.
NSW subdivisions: CC, SC, CT, LHI
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. Tas. S.A.
Anthosachne multiflora subsp. kingiana (Endl.) Barkworth & S.W.L.Jacobs occurs on Norfolk Island.
Text by Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B., Grasses of New South Wales, Fourth Edition (2008), as Elymus multiflorus. Taxon concept: Barkworth, M.E. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (2011). The Triticeae (Gramineae) in Australasia. Telopea. 13 (1-2): 37-56.
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