On Oct 31, 3:52*pm, Richard Wright wrote:
This plant with scarlet flowers is currently (early summer) growing in
a Sydney park. The environment is regularly mown lawn.

The plant is growing among buffalo grass, and the leaves look for all
the world like that grass. The leaves have only ribs, so I guess it is
a monocot.

There is a hazel nut sized, but oval shaped, brown corm at the base of
the stem.

What is this plant?

http://www.box.net/shared/static/ipl86k6m2j.jpg

Richard,

OT a bit: What species are you calling buffalo grass? Here in
Colorado, USA, we call Buchloe dactyloides buffalo grass. It was
often found in bison wallows.

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jon wrote:

OT a bit: What species are you calling buffalo grass? Here in
Colorado, USA, we call Buchloe dactyloides buffalo grass. It was
often found in bison wallows.

Apparently what Aussies call Buffalo grass is Stenotaphrum secundatum,
elsewhere called St Augustine Grass:
http://www.gardenet.com.au/turf/bu/buffalo.htm

It is widely used as a lawn grass, being tough but not overly aggressive. At
least in Sydney.

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