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It does look like a very small version of that Kangaroo Grass pic doesnt it ...one thing though , would it flower / seed at such a small size ?
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looks like one has...with all those long things poking out if it....
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Found a couple of other Australian grass sites
http://www.stipa.com.au/NativeGrasses/G ... l#kangaroo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; this one had PDF files with excellent pics
http://www.nativeseeds.com.au/Default.asp?c=152857" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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The seed head inflorescence looks completely different to Kangaroo Grass. KG at seeding stage is 600mm to 1m high & quite a well formed medium to large clump of grass.
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With the massive variation of soil types around here from acidic right through to highly alkaline I've seen Kangaroo grass from 3ft high down to what you could call ground cover (stunted small plants that run to seed early) The flower actually looks like a seed head.
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This might be a bit clearer , they are tiny and hard to get a clear photo of them ....

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Hmmm not really very good , maybe some pics of them in their habitat might be better .

You can see on the second last one the type of soil they were in and it was shady and damp.
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Try some cardboard or paper behind the flower heads, see if that will let the camera focus on them.
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Possibly a Stipa sp. or slight chance of a Triodia sp.
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It's relly hard to make out with the seed heads out of focus, but it looks a bit like a Xyris after flowering...
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I moved it down the back under the trees after the leaves started to go red , forgot about it till now . Ill try to get some better photos even if I have to go out bush to get them.
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