Bristly Wallaby-grass

Scientific Name:	Austrodanthonia setacea	Bristly Wallaby-grass
General Description:	Slender, tufted grass, up to 70 cm high. Fine, linear leaves slightly curled inwards at the edges and covered with hairs. The flowerhead is somewhat loose and branched. The individual flowers (florets) have bent bristles which start off dark brown and twisted, then bend and become very thin and fawn coloured. Flowers mainly in spring.
Further Details:	Perennial grass. Stems are smooth and thin with few nodes. Leaves are stiff and usually shorter than the stem. It is particularly hairy near the bottom. The spikelets have two large outer husks in a V-shape with tiny hairy bristled florets inside them.
Soils:	Found growing in a wide range of soils on slopes and flats.
Habitat and Notes:	Often occurs in unimproved pastures, found on moderately saline soils, and sometimes associated with scalds.