Coast Barb-grass

Scientific Name:	Parapholis incurva	Coast Barb-grass
Common Name:	Curly Rye-grass, Curved Hard-grass, Sickle Grass
General Description:	Sprawling tufted grass, which is quite thick and curved.The leaves, which can be up to 30 cm long, are rounded, pointed and typically curled. There are often numerous flowerheads. They are long and curved with small husks of the florets (individual flowers) very close to the stem so that they almost appear to be part of the stem. Flowers in spring.
Further Details:	Low growing annual grass. Stems grow from a base singly or in tufts. The leaves are rough on the upper surface, and smooth on the lower surface. Flowerhead is a slim cylindrical spike, up to 8 cm long; curved, with numerous florets alternating up opposite sides of the spike. Flowers are purple/brown.
Soils:	In soils ranging from loams to clay loams and clays, more abundant on clays.
Habitat and Notes:	Found on areas subject to flooding for part of the year. An important colonizer of saline depressions and can be abundant in some areas, particularly where there is high winter rainfall. Short growing period.

Coast Barb-grass