Polypogon monspeliensis

Common name: Annual Beardgrass

Meaning of name:

Polypogon is from the Greek words polys, meaning many, and pogon, meaning beard. Monspeliensis indicates that the plant is of or from Montpellier, France.

Distribution:

Occurs across much of southern Australia.

Description:

A tufted annual to 60 centimetres tall. The flowers are produced from May to November.

Notes:

This species is originally from Europe, North Africa and Asia.

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/7772838

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/582