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Scientific Name
Austrodanthonia induta
Family Name
POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)
Common Name
Tall Wallabygrass
Status
Rare
Height
120cm
Flowers
The flowerhead is higher than the rest of the plant, 7-15cm long, and bears straw-coloured or purple-tinged spikelets.
Fruit
Grains
Form
Erect, tufted perennial grass with inrolled leaves; ribs on the upper surface that feel rough to touch.
Municipalities
Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kingborough; Sorell; Southern Midlands
Communities
Habitat Notes
Open sclerophyll woodlands to about 300m altitude, in the Midlands and East Coast.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown from seed, which may have an after-ripening period of 2-6 months. For some provenances of this species, fresh seed is not dormant but older seed becomes dormant. Store in jars, as mice are attracted to the seed. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seeds are found at the end of long stalks, which turn from green to off-white and dry as the seed matures. Each seedhead produces numerous seeds. Good results when seed is fresh, and temperatures between 15 and 25 degrees C. Seed released within 3-14 days of seed maturity, collect from late November to early January. Collect by cutting the stalks with secateurs, and rub seedheads betweeen two rubber car mats (or hands for smaller amount) to extract.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Several years at least
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
3-5 weeks for non-dormant seed
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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