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Dactyloctenium radulans

Dactyloctenium radulans

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

Under certain conditions (not clarified in report[PFAF]), the plant can be poisonous to grazing animals[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual
Growth—

The plant is found wild on many soil types but most often on sand and in seasonally wet areas such as creek-banks and flood-plains[2]. It tolerates saline and swampy conditions and will often appear after flooding[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Dactyloctenium+radulans>

Pollinators

Wind

References

  1. [1]Flora of South-eastern Queensland (3 volumes) — Stanley T.D. & Ross E.M. · Queensland Government; Queensland · 1983 · ISBN 0-7242-2127-1 ↩︎
  2. [2]Flora of Australia — http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ ↩︎The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource.
  3. [3]Flora of the Sydney Region — Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. · Reed. Australia. · 1993 · ISBN 0730104001 ↩︎Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.
  4. [4]Wild Food in Australia. — Cribb. A. B. and J. W. · Fontana · 1976 · ISBN 0-00-634436-4 ↩︎A very good pocket guide.
  5. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎