Poaceae
Wallaby grass
Rytidosperma racemosum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Rytidosperma
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Wallaby grass
- Welsh
- Glaswellt walabi
Synonyms
- Austrodanthonia racemosa (R.Br.) H.P.Linder
- Austrodanthonia racemosa var. obtusata (Benth.) H.P.Linder
- Danthonia penicillata var. racemosa (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
- Danthonia penicillata var. racemosa (R.Br.) Rodway
- Danthonia pilosa var. racemosa Buchanan
- Danthonia racemosa R.Br.
- Danthonia racemosa var. biaristata Benth.
- Danthonia racemosa var. multiflora Benth.
- Danthonia racemosa var. obtusata Benth.
- Notodanthonia racemosa (R.Br.) Zotov
- Notodanthonia racemosa var. obtusata (Benth.) Veldkamp
- Rytidosperma racemosum var. obtusatum (Benth.) Connor & Edgar
- Rytidosperma racemosum var. racemosum
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April, September, November to December (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
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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.