The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Sporobolus elongatus, a widely distributed species in the warmer regions of the globe. With various other kinds of Sporobolus, it has the merit of resisting drought to a remarkable extent. The fruitin...

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85.02.00b

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Sporobolus elongatus
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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Weekly Times, 1885-02 [85.02.00b]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1880-9/1885/85-02-00b-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Correspondence', Weekly times, 28 February 1885, Farmers gazette supplement, p. 1 (B85.02.06). It is introduced by ' Specimen of Grass .— R.F., Glencoe.— Baron von Mueller, to whom we sent your specimen, furnishes the following:—'.

, a widely distributed species in the warmer regions of the globe. With various other kinds of Sporobolus, it has the merit of resisting drought to a remarkable extent. The fruiting spikes are nutritious to stock, but the foliage is rather harsh. Seeds can easily be collected from this grass for its further dissemination.