Ehrharta Thunb. >

Two sterile lemmas present below the terminal bisexual floret, usually awned terminally (Fig. 49f) Ehrharta
Sterile lemmas with long or short silky hairs
Spikelets less than 6 mm long. Perennial up to 60 cm high. Leaf blades 2–9 cm long. Panicle 7–22 cm long. Widespread. Pastures; weed. Introd. from S. Africa. Fl. spring–summer. Perennial Veldtgrass Ehrharta calycina