Photo of Plantae: Three-awn Speargrass (species: Aristida ramosa) (Gaia Guide)

Three-awn Speargrass (Aristida ramosa)

© Harry Rose

Native, warm-season, perennial, tufted, long-lived grass to 1 m tall. Stems are wiry, often branched and have very little leaf. Found on low fertility soils (roadsides, native pastures and open forests). Often associated with iron bark trees, spotted gum and shallow drier soils.

Photo taken on 10 Mar 2012

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