Family:
POACEAE
Pseudoraphis spinescens
Mud Grass
Other Names: Spiny Mud-grass, Floating Couch Grass, Water Couch Grass
Regional Subspecies:
n/a
HABIT:
Semi-aquatic, stoloniferous perennial grass, growing in tufts on mud or as a floating mass in shallow water. Stolons can reach up to 10 m long. Flowers Dec-May.
HABITAT & SITE PREFERENCE:
Usually found on clay soils around the edges of permanent water areas. Prefers 300 to 500 mm rainfall in the Riverina region.
SEED COLLECTION & PROPAGATION:
Grows vegetatively from fragments.
VALUES & USES:
Useful in preventing river and creek bank erosion.