| Common Name: | Small-flowered or Bristly Wallaby-grass |
| Synonym: | Danthonia setacea |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Size: | to 30cm x 40cm, stems to 0.6m |
| Description: | Slender erect tufted perennial grass. |
| Leaves: | Sparse to moderately dense spreading hairs on fine, inrolled leaves to 25cm x 1mm. |
| Flowering: | Dense, silvery lance-shaped flowerhead 4-8cm long, with 4-10-flowered spikelets. Lower floral bract tiny, 2 complete rows of hairs, some hairs scattered between rows; lobe base short, bristles long; central bristle longer, bent, tightly twisted at base. |
| Flower Colour: | Green or purplish |
| Flowering Time: | October to January |
| Growing Conditions: | Dry to moist well drained soils in a range of habitats. Full sun, semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | Grow with other grasses in rough lawns or underplanting trees and shrubs. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 17, 18, 19, 25, 27, 29, 30, 38, 40 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries. Specialist grass suppliers |
| Bird Attracting: | Seeds, habitat |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Food plant for caterpillars |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | Marilyn Gray © |