Seeds on stem. Photo: Harry Rose, Parramatta, NSW

Seed heads. Photo: Don Wood, Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Plant. Photo: Don Wood, Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Ligule. Photo: Harry Rose, Parramatta, NSW

Common Name

Western Rat's Tail Grass, Slender Rat's Tail Grass

Family

Poaceae

Notes

Perennial grass 14cm-1.4m tall.  Leaves with a hairless sheath at the base.  Ligule a fringe of hairs or a membrane with a fringe of hairs. Leaves 7-45cm long, 2-3mm wide, linear, rolled, or flat then folded lengthwise when dry, hairless, sometimes the lower part rough, with rough edges.  Spikelets green to brown, 1-2mm long.  Mature seed groups narrow cylindrical.  Seeds with 0 bristles.  Vulnerable Vic.

Description and photo of seeding plant in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales page 141

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

ausgrass2 description, photo, and line drawings:  http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/sporobolus-creber