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Scientific Name
Australopyrum pectinatum
Family Name
POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)
Common Name
Comb Wheat Grass, Prickly Wheat Grass
Status
Height
0.6m (60cm)
Flowers
Heads 5cm long, each holding 8-15 spikes of flowers.Spikelets at right angles to stem.
Fruit
Grains
Form
Erect, densely tufted, short-leaved perennial grass, extremely prickly.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Montane grasslands, wet, rocky and shady places, in open situations or under light eucalypt cover, forest clearings, roadsides etc. from sea level on the west coast to 1300m altitude, north west, Midlands, Ben Lomond, central highlands and east coast.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
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Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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