Scientific Name: Austrostipa semibarbata

Common Name: fibrous speargrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Robust tufted perennial

Flowers: Dark brown to almost black.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKingboroughLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestGrassland
Habitat Notes

Open grassland and under light forest cover in dry situations, north-east, Midlands, east coast and Central Highlands, sea level to 360m.

Site Tolerance

Dry

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, 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 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