POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Grey Tussockgrass

 

80cm 

2-7 flowers borne in a green to purplish spikelet. Yellow or purplish anthers. 

 

Grey-green to blue-green, densely tufted perennial grass. 

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

 

Wide range of habitats, from sea level to >1300m. Open grassland and light forest, usually on dry hillsides, but also tolerant of damper conditions. North West, North East, West Coast, Central Highlands, East Coast and South West. 

 

 

 

Propagates easily from seed, or by division of large plants. 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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