Family Index

Scientific Name

Austrofestuca littoralis

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Coast Fescue (grass)

Status

Height

Flowers

Dense spike-like panicle, frequently partly in sheath of upper leaf. Straw-coloured.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Perennial grass

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Sorell; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Found in sandy coastal dunes.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

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

Heads turn from green to light brown as seed matures. rub between fingers and if seed is ripe it drops from seed head.to extract seed rub between 2 car mats, or between fingers or place in bags and beat against a hard surface

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Cleaning the seed before sowing is recommended.

Germination Time

1-2 weeks

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