Short-awn Wallaby-Grass

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Rytidosperma tenuius

Erect loosely tufted perennial, very variable, 20-40 cm in height with tall flowering stems to 90cm. Leaves hairy (but occasionally smooth), flat in lower half then inrolled, often bluish-green.

Details
Flora Type
Grasses
Former Scientific Name
Danthonia tenuior, Danthonia purpurascens
Biology

Perennial. Well drained soils
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

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

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Rytidosperma species are moderately important fodder grasses with 10-25% crude protein when green, and moderate to high digestibility. Very common and widespread. Introduced in New Zealand.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native