Scientific Name: Austrostipa stuposa

Common Name: corkscrew speargrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Tufted perennial

Flowers: Lemma reddish-brown, hairs whitish or pale gold.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral CoastCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKingboroughLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestGrasslandHeath
Habitat Notes

Grassland, open woodland, scrub and heath, sea level to 550m, north-east, Midlands, east coast, Central Highlands.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information