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"The exotic vegetation that replaces indigenous plant communities in urbanising regions, disassociates us from the rhythms and diversity of the native landscape and a sense of the place; and we are the poorer because of it."

Michael Hough, Professor of Landscape Architecture, York University, Canada

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Plants from the Poacea plant family...

 
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Scientific name:
    Austrodanthonia caespitosa
Common name:
    Common Wallaby Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 30cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal.
Comments: C3 or winter grass.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Austrodanthonia geniculata
Common name:
    Kneed Wallaby Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 20cm
Maximum spread: 20cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal.
Comments: C3 or summer dormant / winter active.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Austrodanthonia racemosa
Common name:
    Small Flowered Wallaby Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 60cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal.
Comments: C3 or summer dormant / winter active.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Austrostipa elegantissima
Common name:
    Feather Spear Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period:
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 30cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal.
Comments: C4 or summer active / winter dormant.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Austrostipa mollis
Common name:
    Soft Spear Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 40cm
Maximum spread: 40cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal.
Comments: C4 or summer active / winter dormant.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Austrostipa scabra ssp falacata
Common name:
    Smooth Spear Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 30cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal.
Comments: C4 or summer active / winter dormant.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Bothriochloa macra
Common name:
    Red Leg Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 30cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: ClayLoamSoil.
Comments: C4 or summer active / winter dormant.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Chloris truncata
Common name:
    Windmill Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - March
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 2.5m
Maximum spread: Spreading
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: ClayLoamSoil
Comments: C4 or summer active / winter dormant.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Dichanthium sericeum
Common name:
    Silky Blue Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - March
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 30cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal
Comments: C4 or summer active / winter dormant.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Dichelachne crinita
Common name:
    Plume Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 30cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal
Comments: C3 or summer dormant / winter active.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Enneapogon nigricans
Common name:
    Niggerheads


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - March
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 30cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal
Comments: C4 or summer active / winter dormant.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Microlaena stipoides
Common name:
    Meadow Rice Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - March
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 20cm
Maximum spread: 50cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal
Comments: C3 or summer dormant / winter active.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Poa ensiformis
Common name:
    Purple Sheath Tussock Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period:
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 50cm
Maximum spread: 50cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal
Comments: C3 or summer dormant / winter active.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Poa labillardieri
Common name:
    Large Tussock Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 50cm
Maximum spread: 50cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal
Comments: C3 or summer dormant / winter active.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Poa morrisii
Common name:
    Velvet Tussock Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 50cm
Maximum spread: 50cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal
Comments: C3 or summer dormant / winter active.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  
Scientific name:
    Themeda triandra
Common name:
    Kangaroo Grass


Distribution of the species:
    
    Click here to enlarge image


    Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and
    used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian
    Herbaria(CHAH)


Flowering Period: September - January
Edible parts:
Maximum height: 30cm
Maximum spread: 30cm
Drought tolerance:
LOW           HIGH

Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils.
Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade.
Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal
Comments: C4 or summer active / winter dormant.
Size: Tube
Price: $3.50
Quantity so far: 0

  











 
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