Close-headed Love-grass
Eragrostis elongata
Short tufted perennial grass 10-20 cm tall, hairless flowering stems 35-60 cm high. Inrolled or folded leaves to 20 cm long with rough edges and upper surface. Flowerheads a narrow spike 20 cm long, white to purplish in colour, with dense clusters of stalkless seedheads.
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|---|---|
| Flora Type | Grasses |
| Other Common Names | Clustered Love-grass |
| Distinctive Features | Flowers in tight narrow compact clusters along the stem, taller than the leaves. |
| Biology | Perennial. Moist heavy soils on woodlands in open country, drier grasslands and gibber plains. Likes sandy loams and clay soils. Tolerates inundation. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Dec-Mar |