Lobed Wallaby-grass - native (Rytidosperma auriculatum)

Native. Perennial. C3.

Family. Poaceae (Grass family).

Alternative names: Danthonia auriculata, Austrodanthonia auriculata.

Identification:

• the flowers form a compact cluster
• it is usually few flowered
• the glumes are longer than the lemmas
• the lemmas are forked into two lobes, with an awn rising between the lobes
• the lemma widens at the side to form a triangular wing
• the lemma has three rows of hairs on the back of the lemma
• the leaves are flat or rolled
• the ligules are a row of hairs 0.5mm long.

Lobed Wallaby-grass is not often recorded.

It resembles Hill Wallaby-grass, except for the lobes on the lemmas, and close examination is needed to separate the two grasses.

auriculatum: referring to the auricle (ear) at the sides of the lemma.