| Common Name: | Blady Grass |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Size: | 0.3-0.7m high, stems to 1m high |
| Description: | Coarse, erect perennial grass, spreading vigorously from underground stems. Flowering stem erect. |
| Leaves: | Narrow, flat, mottled pale green leaves to 60cm x 1.5cm. Midrib prominent, margins finely serrated. Silky hairs at nodes and above sheath projection. |
| Flowering: | Dense, fluffy cylindrical spike-like flowerhead 7-20cm long. Pairs of 2-flowered spikelets, one stalked, one stalkless, hidden by long silky hairs on back of and below lower pair of bracts. Does not always flower. |
| Flower Colour: | White |
| Flowering Time: | November to March |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist well drained soils in moist and heathy woodland and lowland forest. Full sun, semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | An ornamental grass with attractive flowerheads which appear more commonly after fire. Use as an understorey in moist areas. Important habitat plant. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 12, 18, 22, 29, 30, 33 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Indigenous nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Food plant for caterpillars |
| Frog Habitat: | Yes |
| Photographer: | 1 Colleen Miller ©; 2 David Blair © |