July, 1952 
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
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30. A 7—Poa pratensis (Meadow Grass). 
October 24-November 28 (stamens, Octo- 
ber 24-November 21). A good fodder. 
31. Poa pratensis \ ar. hirtula. Beaumont. 
32. A— P. bulbosa. September 27 (sta- 
mens, October 5-11). A good fodder. 
33. AA — P. annua (Annual Meadow- 
grass). June 1 1 -November 21 (stamens and 
pistils, June 27, July 5-August 9, Novem- 
ber 21). This is a very common small grass 
that persists throughout winter and well 
into spring. It is too small to be of much 
fodder value. 
34. AA — Vulpia myuros. (Rat’s-tail 
Fescue). August 27-December 10. In this 
Fescue the flowering stem is sheathed to 
the first branches. This and Squirrel-tail 
Fescue are common slender grasses of little 
fodder value. 
35. V. bromoides (Squirrel-tail Fescue). 
September 19-October 7. In this one there 
is a long naked portion of flowering stem 
above the sheathing leaf. 
36. AA—Scleropoa rigida. September 8- 
December 5, February 21 (stamens, Octo- 
ber 27). A rather slender rigid small grass 
of little fodder value. 
37. AA—Bromus rigidus (Great Brome 
Jabbers). September 3-October 28. This 
grass is common; it is not much relished by 
horses and is hurtful on account of the 
stiff rough awns. It can be recognized by 
the size of its awns and the pubercent 
stem. 
38. AA— B. rnadritensis (Madrid Brome). 
August 20— November 21 (stamens, Nov- 
ember 21). A smaller brome grass with 
smooth stems; very common. The flowering 
head tends to turn purple. This grass does 
not seem to be relished by stock. 
39. AA— B. catharticus (Prairie-grass). 
October 14-May 17, September 17. (yellow 
stamens, October 14). 
40. A— B. mollis (Soft Brome). October 
14-January 10 (stamens, October 17-Janu- 
ary 10). A soft hairy grass of little value. 
41. A— B. hordeaceus. October 7-Decem- 
ber 12 (stamens, October 17-November 21). 
Small and soft and lacking the hairiness of 
the glumes. 
42. Brachypodium distachyon (False 
Brome). October 7-December 11 (stamens, 
October 28-December 11). A small grass of 
little value. 
43. AA — Lolium perenne (Rye-grass). 
September 18-December 29 (stamens, Sep- 
tember 18-December 29, much pollen, Dec- 
ember 4). More or less a perennial grass, 
tufted grass without awns and with the 
flowers exceeding the sheathing bract. A 
good fodder plant. 
44. L. subulatum. October 21 -December 
6 (stamens, September 21-December 6). A 
more rigid grass and rather slender. The 
sheathing bract is as long as the flowering 
part. 
45. AA —Triticum aestivurn (Common 
Wheat). September 6-27, November 20. The 
cultivated wheat occurs spontaneously 
from time to time by the roadside and 
fallowed fields. The bearded wheat which 
is a form, has been found fruiting by road- 
sides. 
46. A —Lepturus cylindricus. November 
16- Dccember 6 (stamens, November 28- 
December 6). A small, rather rigid grass, 
rather like Lolium subulatum. 
47. AA — Hordern murinum (Barley- 
grass). June 2, August 22-December 9 
(stamens, August 16, October 3-November 
21). A very common grass which flowers 
over a long period if rain falls. The awns 
are a nuisance from sticking into clothing. 
Valuable as a fodder. 
48. H. maritium (Sea Barley). November 
1 7- December 29 (stamens, December 29). 
Not so common as Barley-grass, and pre- 
ferring situations near the sea and salty 
ground, but met with often far away from 
such conditions, e.g.. National Park. It is 
smaller than Barley-grass and if the fruit- 
ing part is held up to the light, it will be 
found lacking the fringe on some of the 
awns which characterise Barley-grass. 
ARACEAE FAMILY 
49. A — Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum 
Lily). September 22-December 6. This intro- 
duction is common in moist gullies in the 
hills. On the plains it has only been found 
spontaneously near Tea-tree Gully. 
SEDGES 
50. AA —Cy perils rotundas (Nut-grass). 
October 11-June 27 (stamens, October 11- 
November i 9, February 17-June 27). This 
little sedge is a great nuisance in gardens 
in Adelaide and suburbs. It is abundant 
along pavements in Kintore Avenue. It has 
underground tubers, hence the name Nut- 
grass. It is closely allied to another species 
