Seed Head
Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Rytidosperma caespitosum 2 synonyms: Austrodanthonia caespitosa, Danthonia caespitosa |
| Common Name: | common wallaby-grass, ringed wallaby grass, white-top |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk) |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 20-40 cm (stems to 1.2 m) x 40 cm |
| Foliage: | Flat to inrolled, hairy (sometimes hairless) leaves to 30 cm x 1-3 mm, blue-green on upper surface. |
| Flowers: | Dense, fluffy white, oblong flowerhead 3-8 cm long, 6-9 florets in 10-30 spikelets. Lower bract oblong to 5.5 mm, 2 rows of hairs above basal tuft; 2 lobes erect, abruptly tapering; central bristle dark, to 25 mm, twisted 3-5 times at base. |
| General Comments: | Understorey planting. May be used as a lawn alternative as it can cope with mowing. Common widespread. Frost tolerant. |
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