| 1. | Leaf blades flat | 2 |
| Leaf blades incurved to involute, hard in texture | 3 | |
| 2. | Leaf blades more than 3 cm long, soft in texture | E. marginata (NSW VIC QLD) |
| Leaf blades to 1.3 cm long, hard in texture | E. minutifolia (QLD) | |
| 3. | Spikelets 2.3-3.8mm long | E. stricta (NSW VIC QLD) |
| Spikelets 4-6mm long | E. whiteana (NSW QLD) |
Key to Entolasia derived from Vickery 1961; Webster 1987
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