Genus Themeda, family Gramineae: several species, in particular T. australis
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It's not kangaroo grass - the seed heads of Themeda triandra are very distinctive.
For example, in my garden, kangaroo grass flowers almost all year round, with showy carroty-red, green and black flower heads a metre tall.
For glyphosate treated kangaroo grass, bitou bush and coastal wattle, survival of well-watered individuals was lower than for ‘water-stressed’ individuals.
Native grasslands are characterised by the reddish tinge of kangaroo grass that you can still see in some paddocks in autumn.
The state has legislation governing tree clearing, but nothing to protect non-forest areas containing species like silver tussock and kangaroo grass.