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Scientific Name

Australopyrum pectinatum

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Comb Wheat Grass, Prickly Wheat Grass

Status

Height

0.6m (60cm)

Flowers

Heads 5cm long, each holding 8-15 spikes of flowers.Spikelets at right angles to stem.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Erect, densely tufted, short-leaved perennial grass, extremely prickly.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Montane grasslands, wet, rocky and shady places, in open situations or under light eucalypt cover, forest clearings, roadsides etc. from sea level on the west coast to 1300m altitude, north west, Midlands, Ben Lomond, central highlands and east coast.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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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.

Yes

Cutting Notes