Scientific Name: Festuca plebeia Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: tasmanian fescue

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Very variable, tufted grass. In dry, open habitats, the leaves are grey-green and rarely longer than 10cm; in damper and shaded sites, the leaves are soft, bright green and up to 20cm long. Stems are smooth and round in cross-section.

Flowers: Flower heads up to 20cm long with greenish or purplish spikelets.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKingboroughMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Rocky areas under light eucalypt cover, 800-1200m above sea level, in the Central Highlands, Midlands, Ben Lomond, east coast, south-west and kunanyi/Mt. Wellington.

Propagation Calendar

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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 Treatment Notes

Seed has an after-ripening period of 6-12 months.