Button Grass, Buttongrass
Dactyloctenium radulans

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae

What it is like

Dactyloctenium radulans is a ANNUAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Height (m): 0.2

Where it is found

Grows near the coast.

Australia - New South Wales.

Conservation Status:

Countries/locations it is found in

How it is used

Food

Rating: 1

Seed - raw or cooked.

Medicine

Rating: 0

Other

Rating:

How it is grown

Propagating it: Seed -

Best place to grow: Cultivated Beds;

Habit: Annual

Hardiness: 0-0

Growth:

Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)

Shade: Semi-shade, no shade

Moisture: Moist

Things to keep in mind

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Eleusine radulans.