Scientific Name: Austrostipa scabra subsp. scabra

Common Name: rough speargrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Tufted perennial

Flowers: Purplish, honey brown, whitish.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestGrassland
Habitat Notes

Apparently uncommon, east coast to 270m, dry open habitats.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Propagation Calendar

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  • Seed Collecting Month
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  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

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

Long 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