Rytidosperma tenuius

Rytidosperma tenuius, or purplish wallaby grass, is an Australian species of wallaby grass found in south eastern Australia, usually on clay or sandy soils in the drier eucalyptus woodlands.[1] The grass may grow up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tall. The spikelets have a purple tinged margins when old. The specific epithet tenuius is derived from the Latin for thin.[2]

Rytidosperma tenuius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Rytidosperma
Species:
R. tenuius
Binomial name
Rytidosperma tenuius
(Steud.) Connor & Edgar
Synonyms
  • Austrodanthonia tenuior (Steud.) H.P.Linder
  • Danthonia tenuior (Steud.) Conert
  • Danthonia purpurascens Vickery

References
  1. "Rytidosperma tenuius". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 268
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