Bothriochloa macra (Steud.) S.T.Blake

Anthers 3. Pedicellate spikelet lanceolate, reduced to 2 glumes. Sessile spikelet 5–7 mm long; lemma 3 mm long, with an awn 17–20 mm long. Erect to decumbent tufted perennial 40–80 cm high, reddish-purple, glabrous except the inflorescence. Panicle 4–8 cm long. Rhachis with silky hairs at the joints. Chiefly grasslands and open woodlands. Common. Fl. spring–summer. Red Leg or Red Grass