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Aristida holathera Domin var. holathera Family Poaceae
Common name: Tall Kerosene Grass, Erect Kerosene Grass

Aristida holathera var. holathera Domin APNI*

Synonyms: Aristida browniana Henrard APNI*

Description: Annual or short-lived perennial to c. 0.6 m high; culms simple or branched, stiffly erect.

Leaves with sheath striate; ligule < 0.5 mm long; blade convolute, bristly, 1–2 mm wide, long-scabrous on upper surface.

Panicle sparse, contracted to almost spike-like, 16–30 cm long (including awns), branches few, appressed to axis. Glumes lanceolate, acuminate, unequal, lower 8.5–14 mm long, upper 16–22 mm long. Lemma linear-elliptic, punctulate; awns filiform, rigidly spreading, 25–65 mm long.


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Flowering: in response to rain.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows on sandy soils.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld S.A. W.A. N.T.
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The single variety in NSW. Characters and distribution as for the species in NSW.

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.

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