CAT-00120
Kangaroo grass
Themeda triandra
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Themeda
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Grain
- Latin name
- Themeda triandra
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Kangaroo grass
- Source URLs
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1237862; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=sp&name=Themeda~triandra&page=nswfl Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00120
- Mature width
- Not confirmed; allow spread appropriate to growth habit
- Native range
- Widespread across Australia; also Africa, Asia and Pacific regions.
- Plant family
- Poaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Regional / traditional food plant
- Mature height
- 1.2 m
- Native states
- NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Published food use; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- After flowering.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Processed grain
- Flowering season
- Spring-summer.
- Brief description
- Tufted perennial grass with reddish-brown seed heads.
- Drought tolerance
- High once established.
- Preparation notes
- Clean and process mature grain; milling and cooking methods require species-specific confirmation.
- Flower description
- Small grass flowers in branched, often reddish seed-head structures.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Good sunny grassland prospect; food harvest requires dehusking and processing.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Dry awned grains; cleaning required.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded