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Scientific Name

Austrodanthonia setacea

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Bristly or Mulga Wallaby-grass

Status

Height

0.6m (60cm)

Flowers

Spikelets, golden-brown

Fruit

Grains

Form

Slender, erect, tufted perennial

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., widespread in open situations and under light eucalypt cover, up to 400m

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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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