Scientific Name: Puccinellia stricta

Common Name: australian saltmarshgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Stiffly erect, perennial grass with smooth, stiff stems and erect, in rolled leaves, 2-25cm long.

Flowers: In flower heads up to 15cm long, with branches that spread slightly at maturity, bearing spikelets which are circular in cross-section.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
Saltmarsh
Habitat Notes

Saltmarshes, estuarine mud flats, saline lagoons and saline areas in agricultural land. King Island, Furneaux Group, north-west, north-east, Midlands and east coast.

Propagation Calendar

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  • Sowing Month
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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seeds are broad and about 1.5mm long.

Seed Storage Life

Use fresh seed