Family	Poaceae
Description	Clump forming perennial warm season grass to about 1m high in flower.
Flowering Time	Summer-Autumn
Distribution & Botanical Details	Click Here
Florabank Profile
Vegetation Communities	A range of Grassland, Woodland and Dry Sclerophyll Forest Communities
Soil Types	Wide range of soil textures from sands to clays, most commonly on low-nutrient sites.
Values / Uses
Revegetation / Habitat Values	Important understory component in Grassy Woodland Communities.
Amenity / Ornamental Values	Similar in general appearance to kangaroo grass although the seed heads are more striking and interesting up close. Inflorescences on some forms are tall and arch over elegantly, turning a nice orange hue in Autumn. Also very long lived. Foliage has a pleasant lemony-resinous scent.
Other Values	Very tolerant of low nutrient and dry sites such as eroded areas, quarries and mines with rocky, skeletal substrates without topsoil.
Tolerances
Water Deficit	extremely high
Compaction	average
Waterlogging	average to high
Shade	average to high
Minimum Temperature	-10 degrees
Seed & Germination Details
Average no. Seeds per Gram
Viability Period	average
Dormancy	none
Treatment	none
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees	not known but seed germinates readily in warm conditions, and should not be buried deeply.
Direct Seeding