Family:
Poaceae
Anthrosachne scaber
Common Wheat-grass
Other Names:
Regional Subspecies:
Occurrence:
Habitat & Site Selection:
Tolerates frost and moderate drought.
Habit:
Loosely tufted perennial grass to 1.1 m high. Distinctive seedheads, summer. Leaves narrow, rough along one edge, and have ‘half-twist’.
Seed Collection:
Early to late Dec. Mature seeds easily part from seedheads.
Propagation:
From seed or by division. Seeds have 6 month after-ripening period.
VALUES:
Other:
High forage value. One of first native grasses to grow in spring, providing early green forage. Increases under grazing and rising fertility. Seed injures eyes and contaminates wool.