Eragrostis falcata

(Gaudich.) Gaudich. ex Steudel

Sickle Lovegrass, Mallee lovegrass

Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal 31 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An erect tufted grass. It keeps growing from year to year. The stem are slender and rise from a bulb like base. The leaf blades are very narrow. They are 2-8 cm long. The flowering stalk is a loose panicle 5-20 cm long. The spikelets are widely spaced. They are 5-15 mm long and narrow. They are slightly curved when mature.

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten as a cereal.

Distribution

It grows in light and medium textured soils. They are often in low and medium rainfall areas. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Notes

There are about 300 Eragrostis species.

References (9)

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