Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar (Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar)
🌿 Plantae

Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar

Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar

Rytidosperma racemosum (wallaby grass) is a widespread New Zealand and Australian grass reaching up to 0.6 m tall with two recognized varieties.

Family
Genus
Rytidosperma
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar

Rytidosperma racemosum, commonly called wallaby grass, is a species of grass that occurs in New Zealand, and southern and eastern Australia. It is a widespread plant across many regions of Australia, where it grows everywhere except the most arid locations. Its specific epithet racemosum comes from the Latin word meaning bearing racemes. This grass can grow up to 0.6 meters (2 feet 0 inches) tall. Two varieties are currently recognized: Rytidosperma racemosum var. racemosum and Rytidosperma racemosum var. obtusatum.

Photo: (c) Kym Nicolson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kym Nicolson · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Rytidosperma

More from Poaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store