Family Index

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Scientific Name

Austrodanthonia carphoides

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Short Wallabygrass

Status

Height

10-25cm

Flowers

In a flowerhead of erect spikelets.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Erect, tufted perennial grass, with hairless stems longer than the leaves.

Municipalities

Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; King Island; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman

Communities

Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Uncommon, in lowland areas in the Midlands and on the East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Mice are attracted to the seed, storage in jars is recommended. Best results are with temperatures between 15 and 25 degrees C. May be successful in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seedheads dry out and turn from green to off-white as seed ripens. Seed should release from heads easily. Harvest by cutting stalks with secateurs, rub seedheads between 2 rubber car mats to extract seed, and sieve to clean.

Seed Treatment Method

Storage

Seed Storage Life

Viable for at least 2-3 years.

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Some Austrodanthonia species have an after-ripening period, and will need to be stored for at least 3 months.

Germination Time

3-5 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

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