Rytidosperma caespitosum
Common names: wallabygrass
Rytidosperma caespitosum (wallabygrass) is a perennial grass (family Poaceae) that can grow to be more than 2 feet tall and is found in the central and south coast ranges of California. It is native to Australia. It favors grasslands and dunes. It spreads via seed, often along roadsides. Its seeds are bristly and get carried by the wind. Humans and machinery also disperse the seeds.
Cal-IPC Rating: Watch
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Weed Management Notes
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- 2019 Weed Alerts. Burger, Jutta; Price, Bob (2019)
Other Rytidosperma caespitosum Information
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- Calflora - See the distribution of this species on Calflora's map of California.
- Jepson Online Interchange for California Flora - Information on taxonomy, biology, and distribution from UC Berkeley's Jepson Herbarium.
- USDA PLANTS Database - Federal database with information on identification and distribution, and links to websites in individual states.