| Nardus
stricta (erect matgrass) is an uncommon introduced
species known from disturbed swampy areas in the the West
Coast region.
It is a wiry plant with densely packed shoots. The
inflorescence is a short, erect spike with spikelets in
two rows on one side of the spike. The spikelets have only
one flower with a short awn, and one or two tiny glumes.
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