Poaceae

Hairy wallaby grass

Rytidosperma pilosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Rytidosperma

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Hairy wallaby grass: Rytidosperma pilosum (seed head). Location: Maui, Crater Rd, Kula — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Hairy wallaby grass

Synonyms

Austrodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) H.P.Linder
Danthonia gunniana Nees
Danthonia penicillata var. pilosa (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
Danthonia pilosa R.Br.
Danthonia pilosa var. paleacea Vickery
Notodanthonia pilosa (R.Br.) Zotov
Notodanthonia pilosa var. paleacea (Vickery) Veldkamp
Rytidosperma pilosum var. paleaceum (Vickery) Connor & Edgar

Flowers

In flower: November (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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