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.