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Scientific Name
Austrostipa semibarbata
Family Name
POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)
Common Name
Fibrous Spear-grass; Barbed Spear-grass
Status
Height
1.5m (150cm)
Flowers
dark brown to almost black
Fruit
Grains
Form
Robust tufted perennial
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas., open grassland and under light forest cover in dry situations, North East, Midlands, East Coast and central Highlands, sea level to 360m, S.A., W.A., Vic.
Site Tolerance
Dry
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Information
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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
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