Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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Nardus (Poaceae) 4b:184
   
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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