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Scientific Name

Australopyrum velutinum

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Mountain Wheat Grass

Status

Rare

Height

0.35m (35cm)

Flowers

Spikes 2-5.5cm long, dense, the lowest spikelets sometimes distant.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Erect, few-stemmed perennial.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Kentish; Latrobe; Tasman

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Recorded only from the Middlesex Plains area and south of Lake Augusta, Central Highlands.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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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

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