Scientific Name: Tetrarrhena acuminata

Common Name: swamp ricegrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Variable grass, slender and scrambling in shaded places, or with shorter stems and more crowded leaves in more open situations. Leaves hairless, up to 2.5cm long, and prominently ribbed on the upper surface.

Flowers: An erect spike-like flower head, 1.5-2.5cm long, containing 5-7 spikelets.

Fruit: Caryopsis

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Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
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Habitat Notes

Damp, shaded places, or more open sites in areas of higher rainfall, Furneaux Group, Ben Lomond, Central Highlands, south-west and west coast, from sea level to 750m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady

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