A tufted perennial with erect, usually unbranched stems, growing to 1.5 m. Leaves arise from the base of the plant and the stems. Leaf sheaths are striped, hairless near the base with short hairs near the top and with translucent margins. Leaves are 15 to 20 cm long and less than 0.5 cm wide, pointed at the tip and often bluish-green. Flower heads are reddish-brown and made up of spikes carried on slender stalks. Each spike consists of one or more spikelets on very short stalks forming a tight cluster. At maturity the whole plant takes on a golden-brown coloured appearance.
Kangaroo grass is widespread and common, particularly in grassy forests. - It is prevalent along roadsides and wasteland which is not regularly grazed. |