It is a dioecious perennial plant. It is coarse and prickly, It often forms mats where water is abundant. Its appearance in places from which it had been absent can be an indication of rising soil salinity.

At a glance

Habitat Growing in damp, saline areas such as the fringes of saltmarshes
Size It grows to about 30 cm in height, with creeping rhizomes up to 1 m long
Origin Native
Distribution South Eastern Australia From South Australia to Victoria and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South Eastern Australia From South Australia to Victoria and Tasmania
Habitat
Growing in damp, saline areas such as the fringes of saltmarshes
Size
It grows to about 30 cm in height, with creeping rhizomes up to 1 m long
Common Name Australian salt-grass
Aliases emu grass, pineapple grass,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumCharophyta
ClassEquisetopsida
SubclassMagnoliidae
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusDistichlis
SpeciesDistichlis distichophylla
Synonyms

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