Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, both indigenous and naturalised To which are added, where known, the aboriginal and other vernacular names; with numerous illustrations, and copious notes on the properties, features, &c., of the plants . re. (Fig. 595.)Anthistiria, Linn. ciliata, Linn.—Kangaroo Grass. Sir J. D. Hooker (Fl. vii. p. 211) places the Australian grass under , Retz., and points out that A. ciliata is of anannual and A. imberbis of a perennial growth. We havethree forms of this grass. The common tropical one isof an entangling, scrambling habit; of th
Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, both indigenous and naturalised To which are added, where known, the aboriginal and other vernacular names; with numerous illustrations, and copious notes on the properties, features, &c., of the plants . re. (Fig. 595.)Anthistiria, Linn. ciliata, Linn.—Kangaroo Grass. Sir J. D. Hooker (Fl. vii. p. 211) places the Australian grass under , Retz., and points out that A. ciliata is of anannual and A. imberbis of a perennial growth. We havethree forms of this grass. The common tropical one isof an entangling, scrambling habit; of the two Southernforms the one is of a more or less deep-green. and theother is quite glaucous,frondosa, R. Br. = A. arguens, Willd. avenacea, F. v. M-—The tall Oat Grass of our Downs , Hack. Mitchellii, Anders. = Anthistiria meinbranacea, Lindl. Lands-borough Grass, Red Gulf Grass, Flinders Grass, andBarcoo Grass ; an excellent fodder grass, B.—Poace^. Tribe V.—, R. Br. stipoides, R. —Meadow Rice Grass; will thrive under theshade of trees.*Phalaris, Linn. arundinacea, Linn.—Is met with sometimes as a stray fromcultivation. Northern Temperate Regions. CLTV. GRAMINE^E. 621 <fe. 595. Sorghum laxiflorum, Bail. (A) Spikelets, enl. 322 CLIV. GRAMINE^E. Phalaris—contd. intermedia, Nees., var. angusta, Chapm. — CalifornianTimothy Grass. North America. nodosa (Linn.), R. and S-, Tfiri. Sp. Gram. vol. i. t. 81 = , Tenore; P. tuberosa, Linn.—Known in Queens-land as P. commutata. Mediterranean Region. canariensis, Linn.—Canary-seed Grass. South Europe andNorth Africa. Tribe VI.— Sub tribe I.—, Linn.—Three-awned Spear Grasses. On the wholethese are not desirable grasses. Section I.—, R. , R. , Gaudich. Section II.—, F. v. , Benth.—The only one of the genus we have of much use for pasture,vag
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