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Scientific Name

Austrodanthonia racemosa

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Wallaby-grass

Status

Height

0.2m - 0.6m (20-60cm)

Flowers

Spikelets pale green or straw coloured, purple tinge.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Slender, erect, tufted perennial

Municipalities

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., open situations or under light forest cover, sea level to 850m

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

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.

Cutting Notes