A perennial, tufted grass native to south-eastern Australia, Bothriochloa macra produces dense clumps of fine, green to reddish leaves and slender flowering stems, typically flowering in summer. It grows in grasslands, open woodlands, and well-drained soils, thriving in full sun.
 
Red Leg Grass is valued in revegetation projects and native gardens for its drought tolerance, ability to stabilise soil, and provision of habitat and food for native fauna.