Basket grass

Oplismenus hirtellus

"Oplismenus hirtellus" is a flowering perennial plant from the family Poaceae that can be found on every continent in the world except Antarctica, growing mostly in coastal tropic and subtropic regions as well as tropical and subtropical islands such as Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and Madagascar.
Basket Grass  Australia,Basket grass,Fall,Geotagged,Oplismenus hirtellus

Appearance

The species flowering stalk is located 200 millimetres above the leaves with the sticky purple colored awns. Flowers appear from December to June. It grows 0.3 metres high and has some hairs which have 10-15 nerves on either side. The plant is whitish on the lower surface and is very narrow near midrib.

It is self-pollinated plant which seeds attract various animals and birds. The sticky seeds are easily distributed by animals and humans, easily adhering to fur and clothing.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusOplismenus
SpeciesO. hirtellus
Photographed in
Australia