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Common name: Bush rice grass Botanical name: Microlaena avenacea (Ehrharta diplax)
Family: Gramineae (Poaceae) Maximum height: 50 cm

 

Where found:
  • Lowland to montane forest
  • Groundcover
  • Common in grazed forest, along track edges
  • Unpalatable to browsing animals
Description:
  • Wide leaved grass with leaf blades up to 50 cm x 6-12 mm
  • Bright green
  • Flowers on very long stalks up to 1.25 metres

 
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