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Leptatherum nudum (Trin.) C.Hui Chen, Kuoh & Veldkamp
Family Poaceae
Leptatherum nudum (Trin.) C.Hui Chen, Kuoh & Veldkamp APNI*

Synonyms: Microstegium nudum (Trin.) A.Camus APNI*

Description: Straggling, slender annual or perennial to 50 cm high.

Leaves with ligule c. 1 mm long with stiff cilia to 3 mm long; blade lanceolate, 4–8 mm wide.

Inflorescence of 3–6 racemes each 2–6 cm long, arranged digitately or subdigitately on the rachis; raceme internodes 4–7 mm long and the pedicels c. 50% the length of the internodes. Spikelets paired and similar, 1 sessile the other pedicellate; sessile spikelets 3–5 mm long; callus with short hairs. Lower glume 4-nerved, obtuse or 2-toothed; upper 3-nerved, acute. Lower lemma absent or sterile; palea absent. Upper lemma 1.5–2 mm long with an awn 10–18 mm long; palea absent or minute. Pedicellate spikelet similar.


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Flowering: summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in shady areas on stream banks.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC
Other Australian states: *Qld
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Text by S. W. L. Jacobs & C. A. Wall
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)


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