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Rytidosperma tenuius
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
. The grass may
grow
up to
tall
. The
spikelets
have a
purple
tinged
margins
when old. The
specific epithet
tenuius
is
derived
from the
Latin
for
thin
.