The grass sent from Riddell's Creek is one of the forms of Bromus unioloides, from the warmer regions of America, often called here Prairie Grass. This form has the floral braits1 more pointed than usual. This grass belongs to the section Ceratochloae of Bromus, and thus passes also under that name.2 As the specimens sent are only in an early flowering state, I should like to see some with ripe grain also later in the season. B. unioloides is one of the best of grasses here cultivated or naturalised, particularly for the somewhat humid tracts of our colony. I saw it wild near the Torrens River, in South Australia, already In 1847. In the Select Plants I referred to the various excellent qualities of this grass.3
Bromus unioloides
Ceratochloae
Typesetter's error for bracts?
That is, Ceratochloa, see Bentham (1863-78), vol. 7, p. 662.
The current edition was B95.08.04, see p. 85.
Letter not found. The text given here is from ‘Answers to correspondents’, Leader, 12 October 1895, p. 9 (B95.10.08). It is introduced by
Sample of grass.—T. C. C., Riddell's Creek, writes:— "Kindly name this grass for me. It grows all the year, except June, July and August, up to 4 feet high, and cattle and horses devour it eagerly. It looks like prairie, but I hold it is not— the seed differs." Baron Von Mueller reports to us as follows:—’.
Please cite as “FVM-95-10-00d,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on