Echinopogon ovatus
Common Name:
Common Hedgehog-grass
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, Snowfields, East Gippsland (DEHJKMNPRSTUVWXYZ) all States except NT
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Moist forests
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Flower Description:
Flowers without petals and surrounded by a scale/bract
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Habit:
Rhizomatous perennial with culms to 1 m high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
The inflorescence is bristly, the lemma is less than 5 mm long and the panicle is dense and ovoid
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria