Grasses

Pentapogon quadrifidus
​     Five awned spear grass
Descriptor
Open tufted annual or biennial grass. Flowering stem erect or bent, nodes hairy. Few flat or inrolled densely hairy leaves to 20cm x 0.5-3mm. Sparse to moderately dense cylindrical flowerhead 3-20cm long. 1-flowered spikelet, narrow floral bract to 4.5mm long, hair tuft at base, top with 2 lobes, central bristle to 25mm, thick and twisted at base and 2 smaller bristles on either side. 
Cultural knowledge
  
Ecological role
 
Height
06m
Width
0.5m
Sun 
Full sun, semi shade 
Soil type
Limestone or basalt based soils
Flowering time
October-February

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