Sporobolus laxus B.K.Simon APNI* Description: Erect tufted perennials to c. 1.5 m tall.
Ligule a finged membrane to 0.1 mm long; blade to 1 mm wide, glabrous.
Inflorescence to 45 cm long, open; primary branches solitary, divergent to spreading, as long or longer than the adjacent internode, the lower 25% without spikelets; pedicels 0.4–2 mm long, straight or flexuose. Spikelets to 2 mm long. Glumes membraneous; lower 0.5–1 mm long, acute or obtuse, nerveless; upper glume 1–15 mm long at least 50% spikelet length, acute, faintly 1-nerved, minutely scabrous. Lemma to 2 mm long, acute, emarginate, faintly 2-nerved.
Distribution and occurrence: Coastal woodlands.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, NT
Text by Jacobs S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B, and Wheeler, D.J.B.
Taxon concept: Grasses of New South Wales (Fourth Edition) 2008.
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.
|
