August, 1934. 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
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glauca) were present. Panicum effusum is scattered fairly 
plentifully throughout the flats and on the slopes, and 
extends a considerable distance up the mountain. 
On the lower slopes of Mt. Edwards the grasses chiefly 
consist of a mixture of Aristida glumaris, A. ra/mosa , A. 
vegans , and A. calycina, Kangaroo Grass ( Themeda aus- 
tralis) and Barbed Wire Grass ( Gymbopogon refract us ) . 
with Hyparrhenia filipendula scattered throughout. An 
interesting find on these slopes was Chryspogon sylvaticus, 
which is not plentiful outside the Brisbane District. Here 
the Kangaroo Grass is by no means dominant, whereas on 
the lower slopes of Mt. Greville we find a vast amount of 
Kangaroo Grass, with the other grasses occupying a more 
or less secondary position. On Mt. Edwards Ampliilophis 
decipiens and Panicum effusum extend a fair way up the 
slope. 
Ascending this mountain Barbed Wire Grass gradu- 
ally becomes dominant, while Aristida glumaris y A. vagans 
and A. calycina tend to disappear. Here and there are 
found patches of a small creeping Digitaria not unlike 
Blue Couch but quite distinct from it. Paspalidium dis- 
i tans and a Paspalidium allied to P. gracile are present in 
small clumps, while further on Paspalidium graoile var. 
rugosum makes its appearance. 
Nearly half way up the mountain was discovered a 
patch of a pale green, very hairy Paspalidium , which has 
been much eaten by stock. Above this commences a large 
patch of second growth Brush Box trees, which form 
fairly dense undergrowth, but still leave sufficient room 
for a number of grasses. Meadow Rice Grass ( Micralaena 
stipoides ) , Chloris ventricosa , Eragrositis elongate , 
Eragrostis leptostachya and Rat’s Tail Grass ( Sporobolus 
elongates) are all found here as well as a very tall spear 
grass which I take to be a form of Aristida ramosa. 
Digitaria parviflora, Dichelachne micrantha , and a species 
of Entoiasia are also farly plentiful. A conspicuous grass 
in these thickets is Aristrida gracilipes , particularly in 
those places where fire has done its work. 
On the higher slopes of Mt. Edwards, Kangaroo Grass 
reappears in association with Barbed Wire Grass, and 
these two are the only grasses of any importance in such 
situations. 
On the lower slopes of Mt. Greville, Kangaroo Grass 
( Themeda australis) makes up a very large proportion of 
the ground covering. Barbed Wire Grass ( Gymbopogon 
refractus ) y Aristida glumaris , A. vagans , A. gracilipes and 
A. ramosa are associated with it as well as isolated patches 
of Heteropogon contortus. Hyparrhenia filipendula is 
also fairly well distributed on these slopes. 
