Family Index

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Scientific Name

Austrostipa pubinodis

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Tall Spear-grass

Status

Height

1.2m (120cm)

Flowers

Red-brown

Fruit

Grains

Form

Tufted perennial

Municipalities

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

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Grassy Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., predominantly East Coast, open grasslands and sedgelands and under light forest cover, also North East, North West, Midlands, Mt. Wellington, sand dunes on the West Coast, S.A. and Vic.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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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