Sporobolus caroli
Mez
Poaceae
Sporobolus subtilis F.Muell.
Common Name: Fairy Grass
Flowerheads are delicate, broad, open panicles to 25cm long with very fine branches. Spikelets are numerous and tiny (about 1 mm long).
Photograph by: Harry Rose
General Information
Sporobolus caroli is a clump-forming, annual to perennial grass with culms up to 60cm tall.
The seed is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Australia - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory.
Habitat
Floodplains in clay soils[
]. Grows on floodplains of inland rivers and creeks; also roadsides, wasteland and other disturbed sites[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.40 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of warm temperate to tropical areas of Australia.
Species in this genus generally succeed in any well drained soil in a sunny position[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. This species is often found in seasonally inundated soils.
Edible Uses
Seed - raw or cooked. It can be ground into a flour[
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
]. The seed is small but it falls easily from the husk[
144- Title
- Wild Food in Australia.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Cribb. A. B. and J. W.
- Publisher
- Fontana
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- 0-00-634436-4
- Description
- A very good pocket guide.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
Division in spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
