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Grasses and forbs that have high germination success

(recommended by ACT Parks and Conservation fire ecology group, June 2019)

A rate of 1-2 g per sq meter with 80% by weight of grass and 20% forb is recommended for enhancement of grassed areas and 5 g per sq meter recommended for scraped or completely cleared areas.

 

Grasses
C3 grasses   C4 grasses
  • Austrostipa bigeniculata
  • Austrostipa scabra
  • Poa sieberiana
  • Rytidosperma caespitosum
  • Rytidosperma carphoides
  • Rytidosperma laeve
 
  • Bothriochloa macra
  • Cymbopogon refractus
  • Sorghum leiocladum
  • Themeda triandra
     
Forbs
Broad-leaved herbs   Non-grass monocots
  • Calotis lappulacea
  • Chrysocephalum apiculatum
  • Chrysocephalum semipapposum
  • Craspedia variabilis
  • Leucochrysum albicans
  • Linum marginale
  • Plantago varia
  • Vittadinia muelleri
  • Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides
  • Xerochrysum viscosum
 
  • Arthropodium fimbriatum
  • Arthropodium minus
  • Bulbine bulbosa
  • Luzula densiflora

 

  Legumes
 
  • Glycine clandestina
  • Glycine tabacina
     
Rare forb and sub shrub species
where available or easily sourced, these should also be included
  • Cullen tenax
  • Dianella longifolia
  • Gonocarpus elatus
  • Gratiola pumila
  • Lepidium pseudotasmanicum
  • Limosella australis
  • Lotus australis
 
  • Polygala japonica
  • Stuartina hamata
  • Stylidium despectum
  • Swainsona monticola
  • Thesium australe

 

 

 

 

 

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