Family Index

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Scientific Name

Austrostipa blackii

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Crested Spear-grass

Status

Rare

Height

1.3m (130cm)

Flowers

red-brown to dark brown

Fruit

Grains

Form

Tufted perennial

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Clarence; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., apparently rare, open woodland up to 100m. East Coast, W.A. S.A., Vic., N.S.W.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Oct

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Sowing Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Dec

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