Common Name

Fiveminute Grass, Eight-day Grass, Rye Beetle-grass

Family

Poaceae

Notes

Annual or perennial grass to 55cm tall. Leaves with a sheath at the base, mainly basal. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaves 1-7.5cm long, about 1mm wide, flat, folded lengthwise, or rolled, hairless or hairy, with a fine point. Flowerheads purplish or green. Spikelets 4-22mm long. Mature seed groups cylindrical. Seeds with 1 awn to 2mm long. Rare Vic.

Description and photo in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales page 151

PlantNET description with line drawings:   http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Tripogon~loliiformis

ausgrass2 description with line drawings and photos:  http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/tripogon-loliiformis

Photo of plant. Photo: Kevin Thiele, Australia