Family Index

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Scientific Name

Austrostipa rudis

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Austral Spear-grass

Status

Height

1.2m (120cm)

Flowers

greenish or purplish, dark-brown or yellow-brown

Fruit

Grains

Form

Robust erect perennial

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. open grassland and under light forest cover from sea level on the East Coast to 740m in the Central Highlands, also Ben Lomond, N.W., Vic.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting 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