| Family | Poaceae |
|---|---|
| Description | tussock-forming perennial grasses |
| Flowering Time | spring-summer |
| Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
| Florabank Profile | |
| Vegetation Communities | wide range |
| Soil Types | wide range, generally medium to heavy |
| Values / Uses | |
| Revegetation / Habitat Values | valuable understorey grasses, excellent colonisers and also long-lived. Various species often found growing together and therefore difficult to find pure stands for harvest. As a result usually sold as a species mix. |
| Amenity / Ornamental Values | attractive in flower |
| Other Values | good stock fodder |
| Tolerances | |
| Water Deficit | average-high |
| Compaction | average |
| Waterlogging | average |
| Shade | average |
| Minimum Temperature | -8 |
| Average no. Seeds per Gram | contact us for details |
|---|---|
| Viability Period | medium |
| Dormancy | none |
| Treatment | none |
| Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | |
| Direct Seeding | easy but can be difficult to spread |
