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Rytidosperma pilosum

Loosely tufted perennial to 70cm. Hairy soft leaves to 15 cm long and 2 cm wide. Pale ribbedhairy leaf-sheaths. Compact seedheads 2-8 cm long, flowers often purplish.

Details
Flora Type
Grasses
Former Scientific Name
Danthonia pilosa
Biology

Perennial. Moist soils
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Nov-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Rytidosperma
Species
pilosum

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 the co-occuring Rytidosperma penicillatum which has a compact flower head
Native Status
Native