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Image Credit: Matthew Baker – with permission
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Image Credit: Matthew Baker – with permission
Scientific Name: Austrofestuca littoralis
Common Name: coast fescue
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Poaceae
Form Description: Stiffly erect tufted yellowish green perennial, branching rhizomes, sharply pointed leaf blades.
Flowers: Dense spike-like panicle, frequently partly in sheath of upper leaf. Straw-coloured.
Fruit: Caryopsis
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Habitat Notes
Found in sandy coastal dunes.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Heads turn from green to light brown as seed matures. Rub between fingers and if seed is ripe it drops from seed head. To extract seed rub between 2 car mats, or between fingers or place in bags and beat against a hard surface.
Seed Treatment Method
Surface Sow Sow seed finely on the surface of the potting mix and cover with just enough mix to hold the seed on the surface when watered.
Seed Treatment Notes
Cleaning the seed before sowing is recommended.
Germination Time
1-2 weeks