Lachnagrostis aequata (Nees) S.W.L.Jacobs APNI* Synonyms: Agrostis aequata Nees APNI*
Avena filiformis G.Forst. APNI*
Agrostis filiformis APNI*
Calamagrostis aequata APNI*
Deyeuxia aequata (Nees) Benth. APNI*
Description: Geniculate ascending, ± tufted annual to 0.7 m high; culms c. 4-noded.
Leaves with sheath sometimes becoming loose from the culm; ligule obtuse or laciniate, 2–3 mm long; blade flat, shallowly grooved, 1.5–2.5 mm wide.
Panicle shortly exserted from the uppermost sheath, 15–25 cm long, with numerous spreading branches. Spikelets c. 2 mm long. Glumes equal, ovate, ± acute, with membranous margins. Lemma oblong-lanceolate, broadly truncate or minutely 5-toothed, 1.4–1.7 mm long, unawned. Palea subequal to the lemma, firmly membranous.
Flowering: Spring–Summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in woodland on the coast and coastal ranges; south from Bega.
NSW subdivisions: SC, ST
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. S.A.
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