Themeda triandra seeds grow into red grass or kangaroo grass a perennial tussock grass native to the seasonally dry tropical biome, with one of the widest distributions of any grass species in the Old World: Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, South-East Asia, China, Japan, Australia and the Pacific. Described by Forsskl (Pehr Forsskl, 17321763, Swedish-Finnish botanist who died during the Danish expedition to Arabia). The epithet triandra means ‘three-stamened’. One of the most important savanna grasses of Africa a dominant grass of the Highveld and one of the most significant grassland grasses across sub-Saharan Africa, where it indicates undisturbed grassland. Also called kangaroo grass in Australia. In South Africa, red grass is often considered the national grass and forms vast pastures (‘rooigras’ areas). Family Poaceae, subfamily Panicoideae.

Full sun; well-drained soils; warm seasonally dry tropical to subtropical conditions; drought-tolerant; fire-adapted. An ecologically important African and Australian savanna grass.

• ‘Triandra’ = three-stamened; rooigras (S. Africa), kangaroo grass (Australia); Forsskl (17321763)
• Dominant African Highveld grass; indicator of undisturbed grassland; fire-adapted
• Old World (Africa, Arabia, S. Asia, SE. Asia, Australia, Pacific) seasonally dry tropical biome
• Genus Themeda ~17 species; Family Poaceae (Panicoideae)
• Full sun; well-drained soils; drought-tolerant; fire-adapted; warm seasonally dry; Family Poaceae

Themeda triandra is red grass one of the most widely distributed and ecologically important grass species of the Old World, dominant across the African Highveld and Australian savanna, an indicator of grassland health in southern Africa and one of the most significant pasture grasses of the seasonally dry tropical zone from Arabia to Australia.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.