Family | Poaceae |
Description | Erect, perennial tussock forming grass. Winter-growing (C3) |
Flowering time | spring |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | Grasslands and grassy woodlands. |
Soil types | Generally on heavier soils |
Values/uses | |
-revegetation/habitat values | Important grassland component. Useful for roadside revegetation. |
-amenity/ornamental values | Attractive seed heads |
-other values | Important native pasture species |
Tolerances | |
-water deficit | high |
-compaction | average |
-waterlogging | average |
-shade | low |
-minimum temperature | -5 degrees |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | not known |
-viability period | not known |
-dormancy | none |
-treatment | none required |
-days from first to last germination at 25 degrees | germination rapid |
-direct seeding | easy |
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