Grass and GrassesBirdwood Buffel (Cenchrus setiger) Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) Fairy Grass (Sporobolus caroli) Finger Grass (Chloris barbata) Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra) Silkyheads (Cymbopogon obtectus) Wanderrie Grass (Eriachne sp)
Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra), previously called Themeda australis, is one of the widespread grasses across Australia, as well as across the Pacific, Asia and Africa.
A perennial tussock forming grass, it grows between 60 to 90 centimetres high and about 22 centimetres wide. A green grass that becomes reddish brown at maturity.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Monocots
- Clade: Commelinids
- Order: Poales
- Family: Poaceae
- Subfamily: Panicoideae
- Genus: Themeda
- Species: T. triandra
- Binomial name: Themeda triandra
- Synonyms:
Themeda australis
Grass and GrassesBirdwood Buffel (Cenchrus setiger) Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) Fairy Grass (Sporobolus caroli) Finger Grass (Chloris barbata) Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra) Silkyheads (Cymbopogon obtectus) Wanderrie Grass (Eriachne sp)
SpinifexSoft Spinifex (Triodia pungens) Weeping Spinifex (Triodia brizoides)