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Acroceras macrum Stapf
Family Poaceae
Common name: Nyl Grass, Nile Grass

Acroceras macrum Stapf APNI*

Description: Rhizomatous decumbent perennials to c. 60 cm tall.

Leaves with ligule reduced to a minutely hairy rim; blade glabrous or hairy, to c. 10 mm wide, expanded, rounded or almost cordate at base, tapering to a sharp point.

Inflorescence narrow, to c. 20 cm long, of 2–5 slender spike-like racemes up to 8 cm long scattered along a central axis, the lower racemes 5–9 cm apart. Spikelets 4–5 mm long, awnless, glabrous, with conspicuous rounded appendages at the laterally compressed apex of the glumes and lemmas. Lower glume >50% as long as the spikelet, 3-nerved; upper glume 5-nerved.


Illustration
D. Mackay

Herbarium
Sheet

Distribution and occurrence: Planted in wet areas.
NSW subdivisions: *NC
Other Australian states: *Qld
AVH map***

Text by S.W.L. Jacobs (2004)
Taxon concept: S.W.L. Jacobs (2002)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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