Scientific Name: Saxipoa saxicola

Common Name: rock snowgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Hairless, tufted, erect or abruptly bent perennial grass with slender stems and flat, linear, often floppy leaves.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartKentishKingboroughMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestGrassland
Habitat Notes

Widespread in sub-alpine meadows, herb fields and open woodlands, usually 800-1400m altitude, on the west coast, Central Highlands, Mt. Field and kunanyi/Mt. Wellington.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Cut back in autumn to promote new growth. Bird attracting: attracts seed-eating birds. Provides cover for small lizards.

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, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Small, in tall, finely branched seed heads. As seed matures, seed heads change from green to light brown. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. When the seed is ripe, it will fall when the seed heads are rubbed between your fingers. Cut stalks with secateurs to collect.

Seed Treatment Notes

Suitable for direct seeding.

Cutting & Division Information

Propagates easily by division of large plants.