"Perennial. Culms erect or geniculately ascending, 30–120 cm tall, 3–5 -noded." (Simon, B.K. & Alfonso, Y.  2011. AusGrass2)

Chrysopogon fallax is often requested for rehabilitation work and yet has rarely been supplied. Attempts are being made now to change this. It occurs readily in forested areas we frequent. Its physical traits suggest brush harvesting will be successful.

Graziers we meet with confirm that stock readily graze this grass down, however it strongly persists. In our view grazing tilts dominance of native grass taxa one way or another. If a particular species is susceptible to complete loss this is mainly true under constant, heavy grazing regimes such as that reported for Bothriochloa ewartiana (O’Reagain and Bushell, 2011). In areas we frequent, the most obvious cause for the loss of native grass taxa appears to be the arrival of invasive, exotic grasses. For example, native grasses we harvest such as Bothriochloa decipiens and Sporobolus creber remain stable under constant grazing until the invasive exotics, Bothriochloa insculpta or Bothriochloa pertusa arrive.

Simon, B.K. & Alfonso, Y. 2011. Ausgrass2, http.//ausgrass.myspecies.info/, [Accessed on July 2, 2021].

http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/chrysopogon-fallax

https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Chrysopogon~fallax

O’Reagain, P.J., and Bushell, J.J. 2011. The Wambiana Grazing Trial. Key learnings for sustainable and profitable management in a variable environment.