Scientific Name: Rytidosperma tenuius

Common Name: purplish wallabygrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Erect, tufted perennial.

Flowers: Spikelets green tinged, purple, margins purple.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
BrightonCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKingboroughLauncestonNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasman
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationCoastal VegetationGrassland
Habitat Notes

Coastal areas, up to 1000m.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method

Seed Information