Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum
Common name
onion twitch
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
ARRBUL
Conservation status
Not applicable
Similar taxa
Basal internodes swollen and bulbous (Edgar and Connor 2000).
Year naturalised
1872
Origin
S.W.Europe
References and further reading
Edgar E, Connor HE. 2000. Flora of New Zealand. Vol. V. Grasses. Manaaki Whenua Press, Christchurch, NZ. 650 p.