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Austrodanthonia carphoides
Short Wallaby-grass
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Uses: A short 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. Thrives in poor soils and areas of neglect.
Seed source for native birds. Caterpillar food plant for native butterfly species.

  • Height 0.1-0.3m
  • Spread 0.1-0.3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Gramineae
  • Botanical Name Austrodanthonia carphoides
  • Common Name Short Wallaby-grass
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, Tas
  • Habit Tufting
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Green, Purple
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Spikes
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region