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Short Wallaby-grass
Rytidosperma carphoides
Rytidosperma carphoides
Perennial. Grows in heavy soils. Can become common at sites where the grass is cut by grazing or mowing. Most wallaby grass species are rapid colonisers of disturbed ground, particularly dry, poor soils. They can survive heavy grazing and drought.
Details | Description |
Type | Graminoid |
Group | Grass |
Former Scientific Name | Austrodanthonia carphoides |
Identifying Characteristics | |
Distinctive Features | Compact fluffy seed heads. |
Life Form Group | Graminoid |
Life Form Codes | Tiny Tufted Graminoid (TTG) |
EVC types | EVC 132_62: Lighter-soils Plains Grassland |
Native Status | Native to Australia |
Taxonomy | |
Phylum | Charophyta |
Class | Equisetopsida |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Rytidosperma |
Species | carphoides |