Scientific Name: Australopyrum pectinatum

Common Name: prickly wheatgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

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

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

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayKentishLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationGrasslandWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Alpine and sub-alpine grasslands, wet, rocky and shady places, in open situations or under light eucalypt cover, forest clearings and roadsides 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

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information