Communities

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Scientific Name

Austrostipa mollis

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Soft Spear-grass

Status

Height

1.7m (170cm)

Flowers

Spikelets green or purplish.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Tufted Perennial

Municipalities

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

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., predominantly East Coast, dry situations, often under light forest, up to 350m, also N.W., N.E., Ben Lomond and Midlands. W.A., S.a., Vic., N.S.W

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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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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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.

Cutting Notes