Poaceae FAMILY

Dactyloctenium radulans

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Under certain conditions (not clarified in report[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ]), the plant can be poisonous to grazing animals[ 1661 Title Flora of South-eastern Queensland (3 volumes) Publication Queensland Department of Primary Industries; Miscellaneous Publication 81020 Author Stanley T.D. & Ross E.M. Publisher Queensland Government; Queensland Year 1983 ISBN 0-7242-2127-1 Description ].

Botanical Description

Dactyloctenium radulans is a slender annual grass with erect to decumbent stems around 8 - 40cm long[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The plant is erect when growing with other grasses, but becomes prostrate when growing on bare ground[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - All mainland states

HabitatGrassland (sometimes with Astrebla) or shrubland, mulga, open forest, cleared land; often growing near the coast[ 265 Title Flora of the Sydney Region Publication Author Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Publisher Reed. Australia. Year 1993 ISBN 0730104001 Description Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description. ].