Triodia scariosa subsp. yelarbonensis S.W.L.Jacobs APNI* Synonyms: Triodia irritans var. laxispicata N.T.Burb. 'forma C' APNI*
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Mature spikelets with divergent lemmas usually <5 mm wide. Lemma apex emarginate with very short mucro; lowest lemma usually <6 mm long, lower 75% silky with hairs to 1.5 mm long; callus silky with hairs to 0.5 mm long.
Flowering: Flowers in response to rain.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on poor alluvial soils along the Dumaresq R. and some of its northern tributaries.
NSW subdivisions: NWP
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs & K. L. McClay Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993) adn Grasses of New South Wales, Fourth Edition (2008).
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