Austrodanthonia H.P.Linder
Hairs on lemma not arranged as above, varying in length and density, arranged in tufts or rows Austrodanthonia
Either; lemma with hairs in distinct tufts or transverse rows of tufts and otherwise smooth; or the tufts of hairs reduced or absent
Lemma with dorsal or marginal tufts of hairs below the sinus, not or rarely forming a ± interrupted row across the back, or the tufts of hairs wholly or partly suppressed
Panicle more than 5 cm long. Spikelets usually not crowded; the group of florets usually exceeding the glumes.
Lateral lobes of the lemma narrowing abruptly into bristles. Thickening on the lemma narrow, distinctly differentiated from the rest of the lemma. Spikelets with 6–10 florets. Glumes 7–16 mm long. Panicle up to 15 cm long. Tufted perennials 20–60 cm high. Widespread. Open forests. Chiefly shales. Fl. summer Austrodanthonia racemosaracemosa
Lateral lobes of the lemma tapering gradually into the bristles. Thickening of the lemma less distinctly differentiated from the rest of the lemma. Spikelets with 4–7 florets. Glumes 8–13 mm long. Panicle up to 7 cm long. Tufted perennial up to 80 cm high. Blue Mts, Wentworth Falls. Forests. Fl. spring–summer Austrodanthonia penicillata