W.J. BASSET and D.I. SILLAR

Formerly Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane, Queensland 4000.

Abstract

The taxonomy, nomenclature, breeding behaviour and agronomy of angleton grass (Dichanthium aristatum) and its history of domestication and spread in Queensland are reviewed.
The forms present and their distribution are described. Soil and climatic features favouring its invasion of and dominance in pasture are black cracking clays of open downs or savannah areas and a mean annual rainfall of between 700 mm and 1000 mm in tropical latitudes. Possible management features which can make it a useful plant are discussed.