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Chrysopogon fallax
Also called Golden Beard Grass
Chrysopogon fallax is a perennial tufted grass endemic to Australia found in all mainland states except Victoria. It is commonly known as golden beard grass, ribbon grass, and weeping grass.
Chrysopogon fallax is common in the northern areas of continental Australia in tropical and subtropical climates, most often in open woodland and forest ecosystems. It is highly adaptable to a wide variety of substrates including sand, loam and clay soils.
Chrysopogon fallax is important as a cattle feed in arid areas of northern Australia. It can survive heavy defoliation and thus is able to persist under moderate to heavy grazing regimes. Its palatability to stock is likely to vary widely depending on local growing conditions and soil substrates.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chrysopogon fallax by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
