Common Name(s): | Purple Sandgrass, Sandgrass,Purple |
Scientific Name: | Triplapsis purpurea |
Family: | Poaceae |
Longevity: | Annual |
Season: | Warm |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 45 - 80 cm |
Flowers: | Jul - Nov |
Description: Occasionally found on sandy soils in open woodlands, forest margins and stream banks. The internodes along the stem are short and the nodes and leaf blades are hairy. The leaf sheaths also appear enlarged. It is of little value to most wildlife species and cattle. |