Scientific Name: Rytidosperma setaceum

Common Name: bristly wallabygrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Slender, erect, tufted perennial.

Flowers: Spikelets, golden-brown.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKingboroughLauncestonNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestGrassland
Habitat Notes

Widespread in open situations and under light eucalypt cover, up to 400m.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

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Propagation Method

Seed Information