Spider grass

Endemic; occurs in summer rainfall area across the continent N of the Tropic of Capricorn, excluding desert areas of the N.T. and W.A., and S central Qld, with a few records from northern N.S.W. and the central E coast; Recorded from a range of habitats including claypans, river banks, levees and floodplains, irrigated cotton fields, gorges and sandplains, often in disturbed areas such as roadsides; in red, brown grey or black soils of light to heavy texture; colonizes bare patches and also found in association with Astrebla or other grasses, and in dense to open woodland, brigalow, pindan or monsoon vine thicket; usually common or dominant in the understorey where it occurs.