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Oldfield Grass (Anthephora hermaphrodita)

Oldfield Grass, scientifically known as Anthephora hermaphrodita, is a plant species within the Plant Kingdom (Plantae).

Taxonomy and Nomenclature:

• Scientific Name: Anthephora hermaphrodita
• Common Name: Oldfield Grass
• Family: Not specified in text.
• Kingdom: Plantae

Distribution and Habitat:

• Found in locations like Oldfield Meadow, and the Oldfield Estuary in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
• Locally abundant in wet prairie, sedge meadow and thick lowland oldfield and grass plantings, sometimes in reed-canary grass and open sections of shrub-carr.

Morphological Characteristics:

• Annual plant with erect or decumbent culms.
• Sometimes roots at the lower nodes, branching from the base.

Ecological role:

• Mentioned in context of Oldfield vegetation establishing on caps in comparison to commercial turf grass.

Quirky Facts:

• The text associates "Oldfield" with various activities and concepts, ranging from agricultural contracting and re-seeding to song lyrics, suggesting a potential connection to rural or pastoral settings.

Further Information:

• Discover Life provides a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Anthephora hermaphrodita.
• USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database contains images of Anthephora hermaphrodita.