Common Name: Wallaby-grass
Botanical Name: Austrodanthonia spp.
Family: GRAMINEAE
Description:
Small, tussock-forming, winter active, perennial grasses ranging from 5-20 cm high. Green or blue-green, fine leaves, usually hairy. Upright, fluffy seed head with pale "seeds" generally with three rings of hairs. A dark brown, bent awn. Spring.
Small, tussock-forming, winter active, perennial grasses ranging from 5-20 cm high. Green or blue-green, fine leaves, usually hairy. Upright, fluffy seed head with pale "seeds" generally with three rings of hairs. A dark brown, bent awn. Spring.
Natural Distribution:
Common in grasslands, woodlands, shrublands and mallee areas.
Common in grasslands, woodlands, shrublands and mallee areas.
Notes:
Is tolerant of heavy grazing. In a grazed situation, the seed heads will often lie almost flat along the ground.
Is tolerant of heavy grazing. In a grazed situation, the seed heads will often lie almost flat along the ground.
