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Barley Mitchell grass

Astrebla pectinata

Barley Mitchell grass
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Part shade
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Astrebla pectinata, commonly known as barley Mitchell grass, is a herb of the family Poaceae from the order Poales.

Where it grows

It mostly prefers moist soil and also can grow in partial shade. The species is considered to be the most balanced and economically important herbage in the semiarid areas of eastern Australia. It is a warm-season perennial grass. It is palatable to livestock even when it is dry.

Other Astrebla plants

Hoop Mitchell Grass · Curly Mitchell grass · Bull Mitchell Grass · Mitchell Grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astrebla pectinata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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