Seeding stem. Photo: Russell Best, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Seeding plant. Photo: Russell Best, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Seed. Photo: Russell Best, Ned's Corner Station Reserve, Lake Cullulleraine, Vic

Common Name

Common Bottlewashers, Bottlewashers

Family

Poaceae

Notes

Annual or perennial grass to 45cm tall.  Leaves with a sheath at the base.  Base of the plant very hairy.  Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaves to 12cm long, 1-4mm wide, flat or the edges rolled inwards, hairy to rough, sticky.  Spikelets straw-coloured, 4-14mm long. Seeds with with 9 awns. Mature seed groups cylindrical.

Description and photo (page 93) and line drawing of seed (Fig. 20a, page 94) in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales page 93

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Enneapogon~avenaceus

ausgrass2 description with photos:   http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/enneapogon-avenaceus