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Rytidosperma pallidum
Also called Red Anther Wallaby Grass
Silvertop wallaby grass is a perennial Australian tussock grass native to temperate south-eastern Australia, known for its red anthers. It is grown mainly in native and grassland gardens, where it needs open sun and good drainage.
Rytidosperma pallidum (syn. Joycea pallida), commonly known as red-anther wallaby grass, is an Australian species of tussock grass found in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The grass has flowers in December, and the flowers have a prominent red anther, after which it is commonly named.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rytidosperma pallidum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
