Family Index

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Scientific Name

Hookerochloa hookeriana

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Hooker Fescue (grass)

Status

Height

1.5m (150cm)

Flowers

An open panicle with spikelets of 2-4-5 florets clearly separated.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Tussock-forming perennial grass.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Sorell; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Occurs in lowlands in northern Tasmania in damp low-lying grasslands. Also on dry hillsides under light eucalypt forest, Central Highlands, BenLomond and East Coast from near seal level to c 800m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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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

Heads turn from green to light brown as seed matures. rub between fingers and if seed is ripe it drops from seed head.to extract seed rub between 2 car mats, or between fingers or place in bags and beat against a hard surface

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Cleaning the seed before sowing is recommended.

Germination Time

1-2 weeks

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