Family Index

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Scientific Name

Glyceria australis

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Australian Sweetgrass

Status

Height

1.5m

Flowers

Flowerheads are erect or nodding, bearing few spikelets.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Erect, tufted perennial grass with flat or folded leaves, up to 20cm long and 4mm wide, which taper gradually to the tip. Stems are rather weak, erect and smooth.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread in freshwater lagoons, drains, low-lying areas and along creeks and rivers, from sea level to 750m altitude. North West, East Coast, Midlands and Central Highlands.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Easily grown from seed using the bog method, also easily grown by division. Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period. Plants provide important habitat. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

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Jun

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Bog 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.

Yes

Cutting Notes