Habitat: alpine, bank, clay, cliff, coast, dry, forest, forest edge, grassland, gravel, hill, lake margin, lowland, margin, moist, open, pasture, ridge, roadside, rock outcrop, sand, shaded, shrubland, slope, stone, terrace, track, unstable/eroded, wasteland

Dispersal: Seed, vegetative

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a perennial grass forming loose ro dense tufts.
  • its leaves are up to 28 cm long and dark green.
  • its inflorescence is longer than the leaves and can be erect, spreading, or decumbent.
  • its spikes are erect or curved, and have green or purplish overlapping spikelets.
  • its seed is 2-4 mm long.
 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.