Poaceae

Tufted wallaby grass

Rytidosperma caespitosum (Gaudich.) Connor & Edgar

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Rytidosperma

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Tufted wallaby grass (Rytidosperma caespitosum) — FruitPhoto: plantlookymagee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Tufted wallaby grass

Synonyms

Austrodanthonia caespitosa (Gaudich.) H.P.Linder
Danthonia caespitosa Gaudich.
Danthonia caespitosa var. gracilis Nees
Danthonia semiannularis var. varia (Nees) Domin
Danthonia varia Nees
Notodanthonia caespitosa (Gaudich.) Zotov

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FruitPhoto: plantlookymagee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nina Kerr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ben Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joe Potter Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tom Fletcher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.