Rytidosperma fulvum (Vickery) A.M.Humphreys & H.P.Linder

Species

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Characteristics

Plants caespitose; innovation buds intravaginal. Culms 30–115 cm high. Inflorescences linearlanceolate at anthesis, linear when seed ripens. Spikelets 11.8–16 mm long, with 4–6 florets. Glumes substantially exceeding florets, greenish to purplish, becoming red as seed ripens; lower glume 11.8–16 mm long, 3.5–4 mm wide. Lemma: body 2.5–3.5 mm long, villous between the rows of tufts; both rows of hair tufts complete, with lower row equalling upper row; lobes longer than body, but not twice as long; setae 1.6–3 mm long, shorter than lobes; awn 7.5–13.5 mm long, exceeding setae; awn column tightly twisted, shorter than lobes. Palea elliptic to ovate, 4.3–5.5 mm long, narrow, 3–5 times as long as wide, much exceeding lemma sinus. Anthers 0.9–2 mm long. Caryopsis 1.8–2 mm long.
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Plants caespitose; innovation buds intravaginal. Culms 25–40 cm high. Inflorescences linearlanceolate. Spikelets 13–15 mm long, with 5 florets. Glumes substantially exceeding florets; lower glume 13–15 mm long, c. 4 mm wide. Lemma: body 3.4–3.5 mm long, villous between the rows of tufts; both rows of hair tufts complete, with lower row equalling upper row; lobes as long as body; setae 2–2.4 mm long, shorter than lobes; awn 11–11.9 mm long, with column tightly twisted. Palea linear to lorate, 5–5.2 mm long, narrow, 3–5 times as long as wide, much exceeding lemma sinus. Anthers 1 mm long. Caryopsis 1.9 mm long.
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Growth form herb
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Environment

Generally in open woodland or heath, occasionally open grassland. 
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Found on the roadside in mownlawn. 
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Uses animal food
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Images

Rytidosperma fulvum unspecified picture

Distribution

Rytidosperma fulvum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111701-1
WFO ID wfo-0000922487
COL ID 78YYJ
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Synonyms

Danthonia popinensis Rytidosperma fulvum Austrodanthonia fulva Austrodanthonia popinensis Notodanthonia fulva Notodanthonia popinensis Danthonia linkii var. fulva Notodanthonia bipartita var. fulva Rytidosperma linkii var. fulvum