Family	Poaceae
Description	Delicate annual warm season grass to about 40cm high
Flowering Time	Summer-Autumn
Distribution & Botanical Details	Click Here
Florabank Profile
Vegetation Communities	Disturbed, bare or low nutrient sites in Dry Sclerophyll Forests, Semi-arid Woodlands and Arid Shrublands.
Soil Types	Red sands, sandstones and alluvium.
Values / Uses
Revegetation / Habitat Values
Amenity / Ornamental Values	A lovely grass that could be used for stunning colour and texture effects with other annuals and herbaceous perennials.
Other Values	Very useful coloniser of bare ground, rapid response to summer rain, reported to have good forage value for stock. Would make an excellent roadside coloniser. Low biomass would make it a potential inter-row cover in woody perennial crops such as citrus and grapes.
Tolerances
Water Deficit	high
Compaction	low
Waterlogging	low
Shade	low
Minimum Temperature
Seed & Germination Details
Average no. Seeds per Gram	650
Viability Period	average to long
Dormancy	none
Treatment	none
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees	not known but likely to be rapid under warm temperatures
Direct Seeding