Phleum arenarium

Phleum is from the Greek word phleos, meaning wool-tufted reed. Arenarium is from the Latin word arenarius, meaning pertaining to or growing in sand.

Found in Perth and Augusta.

This plant is a tufted annual to 20 centimetres tall. The green flowers are produced in spring.

This species is originally from southern Europe.

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

Perth Plants, a field guide to the bushland and coastal flora of Kings Park and Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia. Russell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay. 2005.

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

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2890418

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/553

Why are there no photographs available for this plant?

The main reason why some plants don’t have photographs is because we haven’t found the plant yet. We have had a few flora surveys conducted and they have indicated that this plant can be found in the bush. The problem is that we just don’t know where in the bush to find it. And if we can’t find it, we can’t photograph it.

Another problem we have is that, while we have a name for the plant, we don’t know what it actually looks like. It’s very difficult to find a plant if you’re not sure what you’re looking for.

But rest assured that as soon as we have photographs for this plant we’ll put them on the website.