Entolasia marginata

Bordered Panic

Wiry scrambling perennial, spreading from underground stems. Flowering stems leafy, rough, to 40cm high.

Additional information

• FamilyPoaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Sizeto 30 cm high
• Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
• LeavesSoft flat ribbed leaves 3-18 cm x 12 mm, margins pale, scattered at base and along the stems.
• Flower colourGreen or purplish
• Flowering timeOctober to May
• FlowersNarrow branched flowerhead, 5-15 cm long, lower branches mostly spreading, upper pressed upward; 2-flowered spikelet, lower floret empty; lower basal bract tiny, upper equal to spikelet; lower floral bract covered in flattened white hairs.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist soil in stream-side woodlands. Partial and dappled shade.
• Garden useA wiry grass useful as a ground cover in moist areas if planted en masse.
• Commercially availableNo information available
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from the Yellingbo area. Widespread in Victoria.

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