Additional information

• SynonymAustrodanthonia tenuior, Danthonia tenuior
• FamilyPoaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Sizeto 25 cm x 40 cm, stems to 1 m high
• Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
• LeavesHairless to hairy, flat or folded leaves to 25 cm x 4 mm, becoming loosely inrolled.
• Flower colourPurplish
• Flowering timeOctober to January
• FlowersNarrow flowerheads 3-15 cm long. Spikelets 4-6-flowered. Broad, firm, shiny lower floral bract, 2 rows of hairs, some also scattered between; upper hairs longer than twisted part of central bristle; lobes slender, tapering.
• Bird attractingSeeds, habitat
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsCool moist to well drained soil in grassy forests. Full sun, semi shade.
• Garden usePurplish bracts of young flowers is attractive and helps identification. Useful growing with other grasses and herbs or under trees.
• Commercially availableNo information available
• Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1, 3 Sue Guymer, NatureShare ©; 2, 5 Marilyn Bull ©; 4 Peter Kinchington, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©

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