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An upright, slender growing grass; found throughout the 
colony, rather coarse, but yielding a fair amount of feed, which is 
readily eaten by cattle. 
Queensland and Northern Australia. 
go. Ischeamum pectinatum, Z7r7v., (Syn. Andropogon falcatus, 
Steud.); BPI. vii., 521. 
This is a fine growing grass, forming dense tufts of herbage. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
gt. Lappago racemosa, Wrl/d., (Syn. Tragus racemosus, Desf.); 
B.FI., vii., 506. 
racemosus. 
Noted in Muell. Cens., p. 131, as Zragus 
An annual, found on ridges, and a good grass for winter and 
early spring. It is very similar in habit to Panicum helopus ; 
stock are very fond of it; it seeds in October and November. 
All the colonies except Western Australia and Tasmania. 
g2. Leersia hexandra, Swarfz., (Syn. Z. australis, R.Br.; L 
mexicana, Kunth; Asprella australis, Roem. et Schult.) ; 
B.FI., vii., 549. 
‘© Rice Grass.” 
A rough-leaved species, common along the watercourses of 
Queensland. Stock are remarkably fond of it. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
93. Leptochloa chinensis, Vees, (Syn. Z. ¢fenerrima, Roem. et 
Schult; Poa decipiens, R.Br.; P. chinensis, Keen; Eragrostis 
decipiens, Steud.; Eleusine chinensis, F.v.M.); B.FI., vii. 
617. Noted in Muell. Cens., p. 134, as Eleustne chinensis. 
An excellent pasture grass, much relished by stock; it has 
tender panicles, and grows from two to three feet high. It is not 
endemic in Australia. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
