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Scientific Name

Austrostipa stuposa

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Corkscrew Grass

Status

Height

1.5m (150cm)

Flowers

lemma reddish-brown, hairs whitish or pale gold

Fruit

Grains

Form

Tufted perennial

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Tas., grassland, open woodland, scrub and heath, sea level to 550m, Noerth East, Midlands East Coast, Cental Highlands, S.A., Vic., N.S.W

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

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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