Family Index

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Scientific Name

Eragrostis brownii

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Common Lovegrass

Status

Height

to 60cm

Flowers

Flowerhead usually taller than leaves, olive green, pyramid-shaped and up to 20cm long and 15cm wide.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Slender perennial grass growing in compact tufts, culms erect, striped or ribbed. Leaf blades up to 17 cm long, 2-3mm wide, flat or loosely inrolled, tapering to a fine point.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

Roadsides and open woodlands in the Midlands, North East and East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Fresh seed is best. Seed has an after-ripening period, and untreated seed generally has poor results. Removing the husks from the seed of this species was found to more than double germination. A number of Eragrostis species have mycorrhizal associations; incorporating a small amount of soil collected from under parent plants in the potting media is recommended. Can be grown from cuttings, but the success rate is low. 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

0.5-0.8mm long, striped, reddish-brown.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

A combination of smoke water (5% solution), heat treatment and darkness may yield best results.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes