Amelichloa
caudata is an uncommon introduced species known from the
Furneaux Group. It is a tussock forming perennial that grows in
pastures. The inflorescence is an open panicle. The spikelets have
only one flower, which has a moderate to quite long awn that is
usually sharply bent once or twice. At the fruiting stage, each
flower falls separately (without the glumes) and has a sharply
pointed base.
This species differs from the related genus,
Austrostipa, in having hairs in
lines up the lemma, as opposed to lemmas evenly covered in hairs. |