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Enneapogon nigricans
Black-heads, Bottlewashers
Notes

Uses: Ornamental perennial native grass for open spaces in parks, reserves or native landscapes.
Flowers in response to rain.
Food source for native birds.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

 
:LE: Lake Eyre   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.3-0.4m
  • Spread 0.3-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Poaceae
  • Botanical Name Enneapogon nigricans
  • Common Name Black-heads, Bottlewashers
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld
  • Habit Sparse, Tufting
  • Landscape Coastal cliffs, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering None
  • Flower Colour Black
  • Flowering Time Winter, Spring
  • Flower Type Panicles
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region