Feldmark Grass
Rytidosperma pumilum
Family Poaceae
Vulnerable — AUS: Vulnerable, NSW: Vulnerable
About
Rytidosperma pumilum, also known as feldmark grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It indigenous to Australia and New Zealand and was described as Atropis pumila in 1881 by English-New Zealand botanist Thomas Kirk.
How to spot it
Feldmark grass is a small and inconspicuous tufted bunchgrass, with its leaves growing to about 3 cm in height, and its flowering stems to about 7 cm. The leaves have broad, papery sheaths which are often curved or twisted spirally. The two to four spikelets are held against the flowering stem, with each containing two to four flowers.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Kosciuszko National Park — Snowy Mountains & Southern NSW hikes