Rytidosperma penicillatum

Cultivated specimen, ex Macraes, Otago.<br>Photographer: Mike Thorsen, Date taken: 11/04/2017, Licence: All rights reserved. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

danthonia

Family

Poaceae

Authority

Rytidosperma penicillatum (Labill.) Connor et Edgar

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Grasses

NVS code

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RYTPEN

Conservation status

Not applicable

Similar taxa

The large size and combination of large obvious glumes, palaea exceeding the sinus of the lemma, and narrow contracted inflorescence distinguish this from other species of Rytidosperma.

Year naturalised

1901

Origin

Australia

Etymology

rytidosperma: Wrinkled seed

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