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Image Credit: Nick Fitzgerald CC BY-NC
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Image Credit: Nick Fitzgerald CC BY-NC
Scientific Name: Austrostipa mollis
Common Name: soft speargrass
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Poaceae
Form Description: Tufted perennial
Flowers: Spikelets green or purplish.
Fruit: Caryopsis
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Habitat Notes
Predominantly east coast, dry situations, often under light forest, up to 350m; also north-west, north-east, Ben Lomond and Midlands.
Site Tolerance
Dry
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Many flowered panicles. Harvest by cutting flowerheads. Harvest dry seed by rubbing.
Seed Treatment Method
Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.
Seed Storage Life
5 years at room temp.
Seed Treatment Notes
12 months after ripening period. Poor germination. May respond to smoke. Sow at twice depth of seed diameter.
Germination Time
3-10 weeks