Family Index

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Scientific Name

Austrostipa scabra

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Rough Spear-grass

Status

Rare

Height

0.5m (50cm)

Flowers

purplish, honey brown, whitish

Fruit

Grains

Form

Tufted perennial

Municipalities

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., apparently uncommon, East Coast to 270m, dry open habitats, all aust. states

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Sandy

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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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

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