Common Name: Button Grass

General Information

Dactyloctenium radulans is a slender annual grass with erect to decumbent stems around 8 - 40cm long[]. The plant is erect when growing with other grasses, but becomes prostrate when growing on bare ground[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

Under certain conditions (not clarified in report[]), the plant can be poisonous to grazing animals[].

Botanical References

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Range

Australia - All mainland states

Habitat

Grassland (sometimes with Astrebla) or shrubland, mulga, open forest, cleared land; often growing near the coast[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Annual
Height	0.20 m
Pollinators	Wind
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The plant is found wild on many soil types but most often on sand and in seasonally wet areas such as creek-banks and flood-plains[]. It tolerates saline and swampy conditions and will often appear after flooding[].

Edible Uses

Seed - raw or cooked[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -