Family:
Poaceae
Sporobolus caroli
Fairy Grass
Other Names:
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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.