Family:

Poaceae

Sporobolus caroli

Fairy Grass

Other Names:

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Regional Subspecies:

Occurrence:

Habitat & Site Selection:

Floodplains of inland rivers and creeks.

Habit:

Slender annual or perennial grass to 60 cm high. Often dense and leafy at base. Flowers mostly summer-autumn, and after rain.

Propagation:

From seed. Sporobolus species have after-ripening period.

VALUES:

Land Protection:

Useful coloniser of scalds, as seeds prolifically.

Other:

Useful summer-growing grass. Quality feed, often when other feed scarce.