Biology:Rytidosperma tenuius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Rytidosperma |
| Species: | R. tenuius
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| Rytidosperma tenuius (Steud.) Connor & Edgar
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Rytidosperma tenuius, or purplish wallaby grass, is an Australian species of wallaby grass found in south eastern Australia, usually on clay or sandy soils in the drier eucalyptus woodlands.[1] The grass is perennial, and it may grow up to 1.2 m tall.[2] It is native to the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, and it has been introduced to New Zealand.[3][4] The inflorescences have a characteristic reddish colouration, and the attractive purplish bracts of young flowers can also aid in identification.[3][5] The specific epithet tenuius is derived from the Latin for thin.[6]
Ecology
The rust fungus Uromyces danthoniae, a species found that grows parasitically on the leaves of several Rytidosperma species in New Zealand and Australia, infects Rytidosperma tenuius. It forms dense clusters of orange-brown aecidia on both surfaces of the leaf.[7]
References
- ↑ "Rytidosperma tenuius". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rytidosperma~tenuius. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Rytidosperma tenuius". https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2893169#ausTraits.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jessop, John; Dashorst, Gilbert R.M.; James, Fiona M. (2018). Grasses of South Australia. Wakefield Press. pp. 297. ISBN 978-1-74305-583-0.
- ↑ "Short-awn Wallaby-Grass". https://grasslands.ecolinc.vic.edu.au/fieldguide/flora/short-awn-wallaby-grass#interesting-fact.
- ↑ "Rytidosperma tenuius". https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/PlantDirectory/Grasses-Rushes-Sedges/Rytidosperma-tenuius.
- ↑ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 268
- ↑ McKenzie, E. H. C.; Latch, G. C. M. (July 1980). "Occurrence of Uromyces danthoniae and U. macnabbii , and additions to the graminicolous rust fungi of New Zealand" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 23 (3): 393–397. doi:10.1080/00288233.1980.10425373. ISSN 0028-8233. Bibcode: 1980NZJAR..23..393M. https://rsnz.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1080/00288233.1980.10425373.
Wikidata ☰ Q15520683 entry
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