Scientific Name: Austrostipa nodosa

Common Name: knotty speargrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Tufted perennial

Flowers: Spikelets purplish.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyLauncestonNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestGrassland
Habitat Notes

East coast and Midlands to 400m in open grassland or under light forest, dry habitats.

Site Tolerance

Dry

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Storage Life

Long at room temp.

Seed Treatment Notes

Sow at twice depth of seed diameter.

Germination Time

3-10 weeks