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Rostraria cristata
Also called Mediterranean Hair Grass, Annual June Grass, Bristly Koeleria
Mediterranean hairgrass is a small annual grass native to the Mediterranean, Macaronesia, parts of Asia and the Himalaya, and now naturalised in parts of Australia. It is a weed of lawns, pastures and disturbed ground rather than a plant grown for ornament, so it is best kept in check by mowing or hand removal before it sets seed.
Rostraria cristata, the Mediterranean hairgrass, is an annual grass species which is native to Eurasia and widely naturalised throughout central and eastern Australia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rostraria cristata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
