Lachnagrostis billardierei, commonly known as coast blown-grass or sand wind grass, is a species of plant in the true grass family. The genus name means “woolly agrostis” with reference to the closely related genus Agrostis; the specific epithet billardierei honours French botanist Jacques Labillardière (1755-1834).[1]
Lachnagrostis billardierei
Specimen growing in Kiritehere Beach, North Island of New Zealand
It grows as a smooth, tufted annual or short-lived perennialgrass up to about 50 cm in height. It is usually found on sandy, soils along or near the coast. It forms circular tufts of leaf blades and straw-coloured flowers. The seeds are wind-dispersed.[2]
Distributionedit
Its principal area of occurrence is south-eastern Australia and New Zealand, though there are also records from the WarrenIBRA bioregion of south-western Western Australia.[3] The subspecies L. b. tenuiseta was once thought to be endemic to Tasmania (where it is commonly known as small-awned blown-grass),[4] though it has subsequently been recorded from New Zealand.[1]
^"Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. tenuiseta" (PDF). Threatened Flora of Tasmania. Dept of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania. 2003-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
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