Long Grass Nature Refuge
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Erect tufted perennial to 80 cm, with fine roots to 8 cm. Inflorescence open, angular. Longevity 2 - 25 years. Flowers: Summer. Wind pollinated. Fruit: Dry, single seeded with three branched awn mature October to June. Seed: Dispersed by adhesion to animal fur and passing people. Awns assist seed burial
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