Family:
Poaceae
Amphibromus macrorhinus
Long-nosed Swamp Wallaby-grass
Other Names:
Regional Subspecies:
Occurrence:
Habitat & Site Selection:
Floodplains and along the banks of rivers. Responds well to cutting back after flowering each year. Not drought resistant.
Habit:
Tufted perennial grass to 1.2m high. Inflorescence is a spreading panicle, with loosely arranged, green or purplish spikelets, with awns 10-20mm long. (Flowers: Oct-Dec).
Seed Collection and Propagation:
Between Dec to Jan – By division or from seed.
VALUES:
Land Protection:
Attractive, graceful, weeping grass for wet areas such as dams, swamps or bog gardens.