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Austrodanthonia geniculata
Kneed Wallaby-grass
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Uses: A tussock grass for native landscapes, parks and reserves. For rockeries, borders, fill-ins or planted en-mass as drifts in verges, median strips and roundabouts.
Suitable for near coastal locations.
Seed source for native birds. Caterpillar food plant for native butterfly species.

 

  • Height 0.4-0.7m
  • Spread 1-1m
  • Position
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  • Family Gramineae
  • Botanical Name Austrodanthonia geniculata
  • Common Name Kneed Wallaby-grass
  • Origin SA, Vic, Tas
  • Habit Erect, Slender
  • Landscape Hills, Footslopes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Cream
  • Flowering Time Autumn, Summer
  • Flower Type Grass panicle
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region