Ehrharta longiflora

Common name: Annual Veldt Grass

Meaning of name:

Ehrharta honours Friedrich Ehrharta (1742 – 1795), a Swiss botanist. Longiflora is from the Latin longus, meaning long, and floris, meaning flower.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia. Also found in south eastern Australia.

Description:

A tufted annual to 60 centimetres tall. The greenish-purple flowers are produced from July to November.

Notes:

This species is originally from South Africa.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Description and key to the identification of Grasses in South-Western Australia. JG Paterson. 1992.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2899357

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/349