Sporobolus virginicus

Scientific name

Sporobolus virginicus

Common name

Marine couch

Plant description

A rhizomatous perennial spreading tussock grass that grows to 40 cms tall. The leaves are very thin and the flowers are held in tiny spikes. In Cottesloe it grows between limestone rocks on the beach edge.

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Flower colour

Greenish, inconspicuous

Flowering months

All year round