Eriachne glabrata (Maiden) Hartley APNI* 
Description: Loose or densely tufted perennial to 0.6 m high.
Leaves with sheath enclosing culm, 25–50% of internode, ribbed, glabrous; ligule a ciliate rim, hairs c. 0.5 mm long with several hairs to 2 mm long at each end; blade tightly rolled, c. 1 mm wide, glabrous.
Inflorescence a compact panicle, 3–5 cm long, c. 1 cm wide, exserted; rachis flexuous. Spikelet of 2 florets. Glumes equal, c. 4 mm long, glabrous, ribbed. Lemmas awnless, c. 5 mm long, pilose with hairs c. 1 mm long, glabrous near apex. Palea awnless, pubescent or with appressed hairs c. 0.5 mm long.
Flowering: summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on sandy soil in wet heath and Melaleuca swamps.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs & K. L. McClay
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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