Bristly Wallaby-grass

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Rytidosperma setaceum

Erect tufted perennial to 60 cm in height. Leaves hairless inrolled and 20 cm long with a rough scabrous tip. Flower stems are purplish bearing dense silvery purplish seedheads (spikelets)

Details
Flora Type
Grasses
Former Scientific Name
Danthonia setacea
Other Common Names
Bristly Wallaby-grass
Distinctive Features

Leaf edge is thin and transparent (hyaline).
Biology

Perennial. Sandy to heavy soils. Palatable nutritious cool-season grass.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Oct- Jan
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Rytidosperma
Species
setaceum

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Rytidosperma species are moderately important fodder grasses with 10-25% crude protein when green, and moderate to high digestibility.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Very similar to R. caespitosum but smaller flowered and finer foliage
Native Status
Native