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Scientific Name
Austrostipa pubinodis
Family Name
POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)
Common Name
Tall Spear-grass
Status
Height
1.2m (120cm)
Flowers
Red-brown
Fruit
Grains
Form
Tufted perennial
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Grassy Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Tas., predominantly East Coast, open grasslands and sedgelands and under light forest cover, also North East, North West, Midlands, Mt. Wellington, sand dunes on the West Coast, S.A. and Vic.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist
Frost Tolerance
Tender
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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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.
Cutting Notes
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