Scientific Name: Poa labillardierei var. acris

Common Name: blue tussockgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Perennial dense tussock, shorter, denser blades than usual type. Alpine.

Flowers: Panicle with green or purplish spikelets.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Central Highlands
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Grass herbfields of Central highlands, 600 to 1100m.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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 Information

Seed Storage Life

Several years at room temp.

Seed Treatment Notes

May have 2-3 month after ripening period. Surface sow. Optimum temp 15-25°C. Water well.