Rytidosperma caespitosum25 plant6 (9211063287)
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Description: Native, yearlong-green, perennial, densely tufted grass to 90 cm tall. Leaf blades are flat to loosely inrolled, to 2 mm wide and hairless to hairy, with tufts of hairs either side of the ligule. Flowerheads are loosely contracted to open panicles. Found in a range of plant communities (especially woodlands and native grasslands) and soil types. Not common on the tablelands, mostly in drier areas. Native biodiversity. Generally of low abundance in pastures; it is moderately valuable for sheep and cattle, producing low amounts of high quality feed. Most growth is in spring, but produces green leaf year-round if there is adequate moisture. Persists and seeds prolifically unless very heavily and continuously grazed; will tend to decline if not grazed for a long period. Date: 14 October 2012, 12:26. Source: Rytidosperma caespitosum25 plant6. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.
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- Archaeplastida (plants)
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- Streptophyta
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- Spermatophytes
- Angiosperms
- Monocots
- Commelinids
- Poales
- Poaceae (true grasses)
- Rytidosperma (wallaby grass)
- Rytidosperma caespitosum (tufted wallaby grass)
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