POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Velvet Tussockgrass

 

75cm 

2-5 flowers in green or purplish spikelets. 

Grains 

Green or greyish-green tussock grass, with tightly rolled leaf blades up to 30cm long. Sheaths of basal leaves are straw-coloured and shining, upper sheaths green with short dense hairs. 

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

 

Common in dry open habitats under light eucalypt cover, most common in lowland areas, near sea level to 1300m altitude. 

 

 

 

Propagates easily from seed, or by division of large plants. Very hardy, and tolerant of drought, but enjoys ample water. Cut back in autumn to promote new growth. Attracts seed-eating birds and provides cover for small lizards. Suitable below powerlines. 

Small, in tall, finely branched seedheads. As seed matures, seedheads change from green to light brown. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. When the seed is ripe, it will fall when the seedheads are rubbed between your fingers. Cut stalks with secateurs to collect. 

 

 

 

 

 

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