Common Name: Curly Windmill Grass
Botanical Name: Enteropogon acicularis
Family: GRAMINEAE
Description:
Summer active perennial forming a dense tussock to 20 cm high. Leaf blades curl into a spiral towards the tips, especially when dying back in late summer. Seed head is like an umbrella with spokes carrying hairy, arrow-shaped, long-awned seeds along their length.
Summer active perennial forming a dense tussock to 20 cm high. Leaf blades curl into a spiral towards the tips, especially when dying back in late summer. Seed head is like an umbrella with spokes carrying hairy, arrow-shaped, long-awned seeds along their length.
Natural Distribution:
Common in the drier areas of the northern agricultural districts of SA in grasslands and shrublands.
Common in the drier areas of the northern agricultural districts of SA in grasslands and shrublands.
Notes:
Palatable to livestock and readily eaten back to its base.
Palatable to livestock and readily eaten back to its base.
